Koji Steven Sakai

Writer/Co-Host/Producer

Writer/Producer Koji Steven Sakai’s film and television projects have played on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Peacock, Paramount+, Roku, Shudder, and Tubi. He has worked with a variety of talented and award-winning actors and filmmakers, including Cuba Gooding Jr., Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Dermot Mulroney, James Shigeta, Michael Jai White, Mel Gibson, Mickey Rourke, Randall Park, RZA, Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Howard, and Wilson Cruz.

He has written 12 feature films that have been produced and served as a producer on nine features. He has also produced a one-hour comedy special that premiered on Netflix and a comedy television series that premiered on Hulu (Season 1) and Peacock (Season 2). Finally, Koji was on the writing team for a Japanese television series slated for Disney+/Hulu in 2024.

In addition to his screenplays, Koji has written books and graphic novels, produces, writes, and co-hosts The Unofficial Official Story Podcast and The What If Pop Podcast, and he currently teaches screenwriting at UCLA Extension and at the University of Southern California.