Peter M. Lenkov


Peter M. Lenkov is a Canadian television and film writer, producer, and comic book author. He was formerly the showrunner of the reboots of Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver, and Magnum, P.I., all of which air on CBS.

Early life

Lenkov was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1964 and he studied film at Concordia University in the 1980's. His family includes a younger brother, Jeff, who is a California-based lawyer, sports agent, and professor.

Career and Awards

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. Recently released on DVD and Blu-ray is the NBC mini-series Lenkov executive produced entitled XIII, based on the popular graphic novel and video game by the same name. XIII stars Stephen Dorff and Val Kilmer. A new cable TV series based on the mini-series XIII began airing in 2011. Also 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.

Allegations and termination

Lenkov was fired from his CBS shows on 7 July 2020 due to reports that he fostered a "toxic work environment". MacGyver star Lucas Till reported being "suicidal" due to Lenkov's body shaming.

Credits

Writer

Writer/producer

Writer (animated)