Benji Samit

Writing

Benji Samit

Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
15 titles

Biography

Benjamin Adam Samit (born July 21, 1984) is an American film and television writer and producer who is most notable for writing Detective Pikachu, which he wrote with his writing partner, Dan Hernandez (along with Rob Letterman, Derek Connolly and Nicole Perlman). On television, Samit and Hernandez have written for One Day at a Time, The Tick, Super Fun Night and 1600 Penn. They were named in Paste Magazine's list of the top 28 comedy writers of 2018. In 2019, Samit and Hernandez signed a long-term deal with 20th Century Fox Television to develop, write and produce live-action and animated series.

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Known For

Acting credits 1

YearTitleRole
2015 Con Man TV Comic Book Store Patron (uncredited) (1 ep)

Crew credits 14

YearTitleJob
TBA Night Wolf Film Writer
TBA Club 33 Film Writer
2027 Spaceballs: The New One Film Screenplay, Executive Producer
2025 LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past TV Executive Producer, Writer, Creator (4 ep)
2024 LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy TV Writer, Executive Producer, Creator (4 ep)
2023 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Film Screenplay
2023 Koala Man TV Executive Producer (8 ep)
2021 The Addams Family 2 Film Story, Writer
2020 Central Park TV Writer, Teleplay (2 ep)
2019 Pokémon Detective Pikachu Film Story, Screenplay
2017 One Day at a Time TV Writer (5 ep)
2013 Super Fun Night TV Writer (2 ep)
2012 1600 Penn TV Writer (1 ep)
2008 Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog TV Thanks (3 ep)
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