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Leslie Morgenstein

Leslie Morgenstein

Producer

Leslie Morgenstein is the founder and President of Alloy Entertainment, a creator and producer books, television and film. The Los Angeles and New York-based production company officially became part of Warner Bros. Television in 2012, which later evolved into WarnerMedia, resulting in an ongoing exclusive television deal at the studio. Additionally, Alloy Entertainment has a first-look film deal at Netflix. Morgenstein oversees the publishing of approximately 15-20 new books a year, which are published globally in more than forty languages. More than 90 of Alloy Entertainment's books having reached The New York Times Best Seller list. He has produced hundreds of hours of iconic television series, including current projects like Netflix's global phenomena "You," starring Penn Badgely, and "Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin," from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, on HBO Max. His past television credits include "The Vampire Diaries," both the HBO Max and The CW's iterations of "Gossip Girl," "Pretty Little Liars," "The Originals," "Legacies" and "The 100." Morgenstein has produced numerous feature films, including three consecutive number one films for Netflix: "You Are SO Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah," starring Adam Sandler and Idina Menzel, "Purple Hearts," starring Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galatzine," and "Work It," starring Sabrina Carpenter. He also produced "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" franchise for Warner Bros., and has the genre film "Horrorscope" set at Sony Pictures for a 2024 release. He has an undergraduate degree in writing and photography from Sarah Lawrence College, an MBA in finance from New York University's Stern School of Business and completed his master's work in English and creative writing at the City College of New York.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 6% in 30 days

What are Leslie Morgenstein's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
42%
Bonds
41%
Survival
7%
Morality
5%
Society
3%
Ideas
2%
Friendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
12
Warm
6
Romantic
6
Bittersweet
6
Tense
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Leslie Morgenstein's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leslie Morgenstein's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tarot(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Purple Hearts(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin(2022)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Gossip Girl(2021)

    Show 22 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Work It(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Sun Is Also a Star(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Legacies(2018)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Good Girls Get High(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • You(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Everything, Everything(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The 100(2014)

    Show 21 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Ravenswood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Originals(2013)

    Show 92 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Frenemies(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Dating Rules from My Future Self(2012)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Nine Lives of Chloe King(2011)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Hollywood Is Like High School with Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Pretty Little Liars(2010)

    Show 135 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Huge(2010)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Vampire Diaries(2009)

    Show 171 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Clique(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Sex Drive(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Privileged(2008)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Samurai Girl(2008)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • 99 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Christmas Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Getting Rid of Matthew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • In a Holidaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Davenports (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • The Probability of Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Untitled Alice in Wonderland Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Witness Protection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles, 24 of them dated from 2005 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Everything, Everything (2017)

$62M worldwide

Highest rated

Purple Hearts (2022)

Midcredits 68th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing32 of 32: 32 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s6 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Leslie Morgenstein's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Gossip Girl (2021)

79th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Originals (2013)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Leslie Morgenstein's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles4–50 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles12–46 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles20–59 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles3–41 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles8–46 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Leslie Morgenstein work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leslie Morgenstein's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elysa Koplovitz Dutton shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers