| Peter M. Lenkov | |
| Birth Date: | 1964 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation: | Writer, producer |
| Yearsactive: | 1990–present |
| Spouse: | Audie England |
| Children: | 4 |
| Notable Works: | Hawaii Five-O MacGyver Magnum P.I. |
Peter M. Lenkov (born 9 May 1964) is a Canadian television and film writer, producer, and comic book author. He is best known as the developer and showrunner of the CBS reboot series Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver, and Magnum P.I., until his firing in July 2020.[1]
Lenkov was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1964 and he studied film at Concordia University in the 1980s. His family includes a younger brother, Jeff, who is a California-based lawyer, sports agent and professor.[2]
Lenkov's notable work includes the TV series La Femme Nikita, Hawaii Five-0, 24 and and films such as R.I.P.D., Demolition Man and Son in Law. In comics, he wrote R.I.P.D. and , for which he was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Illustrated Narrative. In 2005, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on the hit TV series 24. In 2009, he wrote an episode of CSI: NY for which acclaimed actor Ed Asner was nominated for an Emmy for Guest Star. In 2011, Hawaii Five-0 was awarded Best New Drama at the People's Choice Awards. Other awards include a CAPE Award for Best Drama for Hawaii Five-0, a Media Access Award for his work on CSI: NY and a Huntington Disease Honor for an episode of The District.
In 2010, Lenkov launched his reboot of the long-running CBS series Hawaii Five-0, which formerly aired on CBS and in over 200 countries around the world. He also created "Metajets" and "Kung Fu Dino Posse", two new animated TV shows. Lenkov was a co-executive producer on the Franco-Belgian television film, , based on the popular graphic novel and video game by the same name, which aired in the United States on NBC as a two-part miniseries. XIII: The Conspiracy stars Stephen Dorff and Val Kilmer. The film served as a pilot for a cable TV series which began airing in 2011. In 2011, a feature film based on R.I.P.D. began shooting. R.I.P.D. starred Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Bacon, and was released by Universal in summer 2013. In 2011, he signed a deal with CBS TV Studios.[3]
In 2022 and 2023, Lenkov was the executive producer of four feature films: The Wind & The Reckoning, Shelter In Solitude, Marlowe and R.I.P.D. 2. Lenkov is also developing numerous properties, including writing a new graphic novel. A fifth film BANG will be released in 2024.
In 2021, Lenkov also purchased a minority interest in several minor league sports teams.
Lenkov was fired from his CBS shows on 7 July 2020 due to reports that he fostered a "toxic work environment".[4] MacGyver star Lucas Till reported being suicidal due to Lenkov's body shaming.[5] [6]
| Year | Title | Credited as | Network | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creator | Writer | Executive Producer | Producer | |||
| 1990 | Parker Kane | N/A | ||||
| 1991 | CBS UPN | |||||
| 1994 | Syndication | |||||
| 1998 | Ghost Stories | The Family Channel | ||||
| 1999 | The Hunger | Showtime | ||||
| 1997 | La Femme Nikita | USA Network | ||||
| 2000 | Level 9 | UPN | ||||
| 2000 | Tracker | N/A | ||||
| 2000 | The District | CBS | ||||
| 2004–2005 | 24: Day 4 | Fox | ||||
| 2005–2013 | CBS | |||||
| 2010–2020 | Hawaii Five-0 | |||||
| 2016–2020 | MacGyver | |||||
| 2017–2018 | Salvation | |||||
| 2018–2021 | Magnum P.I. | |||||