Lauren Levine
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Lauren Levine is a producer and writer. Levine is the co-head of Heartbones Entertainment with Colleen Hoover.[1][2] Together they have co-produced and co-written adaptations of Hoover's novels Reminders of Him and Verity. Levine produced 2007's Bridge to Terabithia, which was nominated for a BAFTA.[3][4]
Career
MTV
Levine began her career as a production assistant at Channel 4 on Max Headroom.[5] She moved from the UK to New York in 1992, where she continued to work as a producer and then as executive producer at MTV of shows like MTV Beach House,[6] MTV US Top 20 Countdown,[7] 120 Minutes, Headbanger's Ball, The Grind, Alternative Nation.
Movies and Series
In 2003, Levine optioned the book, I Am David.[8] The film, I Am David, was written and directed by Paul Feig.[9]
Levine joined Nickelodeon in the early aughts where she was executive producer on a variety of Nickelodeon productions such as (2007) The Last Day of Summer[10] Bridge to Terabithia directed by Gabor Csupo, and Shredderman Rules, (2008) Gym Teacher directed by Paul Dinello, Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh, (2009) Spectacular! ,[11] (2010) The Boy Who Cried Werewolf,[12] (2011) Best Player starring Jeannette McCurdy and Jerry Trainor[13] and A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner,[14] (2012) A Fairly Odd Christmas, Big Time Movie, and Rags, (2013) Swindle, starring Jeannette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Noah Munck.[15]
In 2017, Levine was a producer on Confess, a seven-episode series.[16] Based on Colleen Hoover's 2015 novel Confess, it streamed on Verizon's go90.com, and starred Katie LeClerc, Sherilyn Fenn, Lucas Gage, and Ryan Cooper.[17] It was the first scripted series out of Awestruck, a digital vertical from AwesomenessTV.[18]
Heartbones Entertainment
In 2022, Levine and Colleen Hoover formed Heartbones Entertainment,[19] with an intention to adapt Hoover's material to film in-house.[20] Their first film, Reminders of Him, written by Hoover and Levine,[21][22] was released in February 2026, and starred Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Lauren Graham and Brad Whitford.[23]
Levin is the executive producer of Verity, a book adaptation of the New York Times bestselling 2018 book.[24] It stars Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett and Dakota Johnson, directed by Michael Showalter will be released in 2026.[25][26]
Filmography
| YEAR | TITLE | CREDIT | NETWORK | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | MTV US Top 20 Countdown | Writer, Producer | MTV | Hosted by Daisy Fuentes, Adam Curry, John Norris |
| Headbangers Ball | Executive Producer | MTV | Hosted by Riki Rathman, Adam Curry | |
| 1991 | 120 Minutes | Producer | MTV | Hosted by Dave Kendall |
| The Grind | Executive Producer | MTV | Host by Eric Nies, Michelle Visage | |
| MTV Beach House | Executive Producer | MTV | Hosted by Carson Daly, Bill Bellamy | |
| Alternative Nation | Executive Producer | MTV | Hosted by Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, Toby Amies, Henry Rollins | |
| Lassie | Executive Producer | Cast includes Corey Sevier, Tim Post, Walter Massey | ||
| Musicians | Executive Producer | MTV | Hosted by David Wild | |
| 2003 | I Am David | Executive Producer | MTV | Written and directed by Paul Feig
Cast includes Jim Caviezel |
| 2007 | The Last Day of Summer[10] | Executive Producer | Nickelodeon | Cast includes Jansen Panettiere, Daniel Samonas, Jennette McCurdy |
| Bridge to Terabithia | Executive Producer | Nickelodeon | Directed by Gabor Csupo
Nominated for BAFTA Cast includes Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophie Robb, Zooey Deschanel | |
| Shredderman Rules | Executive Producer | Nickelodeon | Cast includes Tim Meadows, Devon Werkheiser, Daniel Roebuck | |
| 2008 | Gym Teacher | Executive Producer | Nickelodeon | Directed by Paul Dinello
Cast includes Christopher Meloni, Avon Jogia, Nathan Kress, Amy Sedaris, Chris Kattan, Chelah Horsdal, David Allen Greir |
| Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh | Executive Producer | Nickelodeon | Cast Includes Drake Bell, Josh Peck, Miranda Cosgrove, Yvette Nicole Brown, Bailee Madison, Jerry Trainor | |
| 2009 | Spectacular! | Executive Producer | Nickelodeon | Cast includes Victoria Justice, Avon Jogia, Jesse Moss |
| 2010 | The Boy Who Cried Wolf | Executive Producer | Nickelodeon | Cast includes Victoria Justice, Brooke Shields, Chase Ellison |
| 2011 | Best Player | Executive Producer | Nickelodeon | Starring Jeannette McCurdy and Jerry Trainor |
| 2012 | A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner | Executive Producer | Nickelodeon | Cast includes Drake Bell |
| Big Time Movie | Executive Producer | Nickelodeon | Cast includes Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson, Carlos PenaVega | |
| Rags | Executive Producer | Nickelodeon | Cast includes Keke Palmer, Avon Jogia, and Drake Bell | |
| 2013 | Swindle | Executive Producer | Nickelodeon | Cast includes Jeannette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Noah Munck[15] |
| 2017 | Confess | Executive Producer | Verizon's go90.com & Awestruck | Seven episode series.
Based on Colleen Hoover's 2015 novel Confess Cast includes Katie LeClerc, Sherilyn Fenn, Lucas Gage, and Ryan Cooper. |
| 2026 | Reminders of Him | Executive Producer and Co-Screenwriter | Heartbones Entertainment | Cast includes Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Lauren Graham and Brad Whitford.[23] |
| Verity, | Executive Producer and Co-Screenwriter | Heartbones Entertainment | Cast includes Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett and Dakota Johnson, directed by Michael Showalter. |