Cast & creator
Max Landis
Best known for Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Max Landis (born August 3, 1985) is an American filmmaker. He is the son of director John Landis. He wrote scripts for the films Chronicle (2012), American Ultra (2015), Victor Frankenstein (2015), and Bright (2017). He wrote and directed the film Me Him Her (2015), produced the first two seasons of the Syfy series Channel Zero (2016), and created the series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016) based on the novel, for BBC America. He has also written a limited series published by DC and Image Comics. In 2011 and 2012, he was listed among Forbes magazine's "30 Under 30" young people to watch in the entertainment industry. His career stalled in 2017, following accusations from several women of emotional and sexual abuse. Description above from the Wikipedia article Max Landis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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1985–2025 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (43)
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Writer
2016Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Teleplay
2016Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Creator
2016
Fear Itself
Writer
2008
Chronicle
Screenplay
2012Chronicle
Story
2012
American Ultra
Screenplay
2015
Mr. Right
Writer
2016Mr. Right
Executive Producer
2016
Bright
Writer
2017Bright
Executive Producer
2017
Shadow in the Cloud
Writer
2021
Victor Frankenstein
Screenplay
2015Victor Frankenstein
Story
2015
Spies Like Us
Thanks
1985
Blues Brothers 2000
Ghostrider
1998
Deer Woman
Writer
2006
Burke & Hare
Handsome Coachman
2010
The Stupids
Graffiti Artist
1996
Video Games: The Movie
Self
2014
The Death and Return of Superman
Self
2011The Death and Return of Superman
Director
2011The Death and Return of Superman
Writer
2011
Something with Bite
Writer
2009
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling
Max Landis
2015Wrestling Isn't Wrestling
Director
2015Wrestling Isn't Wrestling
Writer
2015Wrestling Isn't Wrestling
Producer
2015
Me Him Her
Party Bystander
2016Me Him Her
Director
2016Me Him Her
Music
2016Me Him Her
Screenplay
2016
Working with a Master: John Landis
Self
2006
Assholes
Executive Producer
2017
Jane LA
2014Jane LA
Director
2014Jane LA
Writer
2014Deeper
Story
Deeper
Screenplay
An American Werewolf in London
Screenplay
Z! The Magical Girl
Himself
2025Z! The Magical Girl
Director
2025Z! The Magical Girl
Screenplay
2025