DeKnight previously worked on
Smallville,
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and
Angel. He also wrote "
Swell", a story in the
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight comic series, and served as a consulting producer on
Joss Whedon's television series
Dollhouse. In May 2014, DeKnight was reported to be taking over showrunning duties for the first season on the
Netflix television series
Daredevil from
Drew Goddard, after Goddard's departure due to scheduling conflicts with directing
Sinister Six. He was later replaced by
Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez to serve as co-showrunners for the second season of the series. In 2015, DeKnight joined the
Transformers Cinematic Universe franchise's writers room, where
Paramount Pictures hired multiple noted screenwriters to flesh out the future of the film series. He directed the science fiction sequel
Pacific Rim Uprising. The original film's director,
Guillermo del Toro, remained on the film in the role of producer. On July 17, 2018, it was announced that DeKnight would be credited as a show-runner and executive producer alongside
Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Dan McDermott in the
Netflix superhero series, ''
Jupiter's Legacy''. On September 16, 2019, it was confirmed that DeKnight departed the series as a showrunner over creative differences in the midst of the production for the first season. On April 15, 2019, DeKnight joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of the
WGA's stand against the
ATA and the practice of
packaging. In November 2023, Starz greenlit the new 10 episode drama series
Spartacus: House of Ashur with the return of DeKnight to the franchise serving as showrunner and executive producer. ==Filmography==