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On June 29, 2021, Levinson announced that he will be co-creating, writing and executive producing another HBO television drama series The Idol, alongside recording artist Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye and his producing partner Reza Fahim. Levinson has executive produced Pieces of a Woman (2020), Breaking (2022), X (2022), and Pearl (2022). The Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw specifically panned the film's script, writing ' Deep Water looks like a huge amount of material has been shaped in the edit but there are odd gaps and elisions'. The film debuted on Hulu where the adaptation was poorly received. It's a meltdown' and that it 'seems to use the titular couple as mouthpieces for a litany of his own gripes.' Levinson co-wrote the screenplay for the psychological erotic thriller Deep Water (2022), based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith. Shirley Lee of The Atlantic described the film simply writing ' Malcolm & Marie isn't Art. Aisha Harris of NPR wrote, 'All that's left are two characters rendered awkwardly as vessels for a director's odd hang-ups about his own identity and craft'. In 2020, Levinson wrote and directed the film Malcolm & Marie, reuniting him with Euphoria star Zendaya, which was distributed by Netflix in February 2021. It is infamous for its raw and graphic portrayal of teenagers wrestling with drug addiction and sexuality. The series has received both praise and criticism for its direction, writing, and acting.

In June 2019, Levinson created the HBO television drama series Euphoria, based on the Israeli series of the same name (Hebrew: אופוריה‎). Levinson wrote and directed the film Assassination Nation which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival to mixed reviews from critics, who praised its 'frenetic and visually stylish' action but criticized the thinly-written characters. The film focuses on Bernie Madoff, who is played by Robert De Niro. Levinson co-wrote the 2017 television film The Wizard of Lies, which was directed by his father Barry Levinson. ĭespite the film's negative reviews, it received the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. In 2011, Levinson premiered his directorial film debut, Another Happy Day, which starred Ellen Barkin at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2009, acted in the Uwe Boll film Stoic. He continued to appear in his father's films such as the comedy-drama film Bandits (2001) and the satirical comedy film What Just Happened (2008). Levinson made his film debut as an actor in his father, director Barry Levinson's 1992 fantasy comedy Toys, alongside his brother Jack. He has a brother, Jack Levinson, who is also an actor, and two half-siblings, Michelle and Patrick, from his mother's first marriage. Levinson studied method acting for four years. His father is from a Russian-Jewish family.

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Levinson was born on January 8, 1985, and is the son of Diana Rhodes, a production designer for TV commercials, and filmmaker Barry Levinson. In 2023, he created the HBO series The Idol, which was controversial and received negative reviews. The series is popular with audiences, but has attracted significant criticism and controversy for its explicit content involving teens, particularly its portrayal of teenage sexuality. In 2019, Levinson created the HBO teen drama series Euphoria which was adapted from the Israeli series of the same name. He continued writing and directing for the feature films Assassination Nation (2018) and Malcolm & Marie (2021). He then received a writing credit on his father's HBO television film The Wizard of Lies (2017). The following year, he made his directorial film debut with Another Happy Day (2011), which premiered at Sundance Film Festival. In 2010, he received his first writing credit as a co-writer for the action comedy film Operation: Endgame. He is the son of Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson. Samuel Levinson (born January 8, 1985) is an American director and actor.

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