Sam Levinson

Samuel Abraham Levinson (born January 8, 1985) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and showrunner. He created the HBO teen drama series Euphoria which was adapted from the Israeli series of the same name. The series is popular with audiences and received positive reviews from critics. The son of director Barry Levinson, Sam Levinson received his first writing credit for the action comedy film Operation: Endgame in 2010. The following year, he made his directorial film debut with Another Happy Day (2011), which premiered at Sundance Film Festival. He then received a writing credit on his father's HBO television film The Wizard of Lies (2017). He continued writing and directing for the feature films Assassination Nation (2018) and Malcolm & Marie (2021). In 2023, he created the HBO series The Idol, which was controversial and received negative reviews.