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Isaiah Lester

Isaiah Lester

Director, writer and producer

Isaiah Lester was raised in Marietta, Georgia,. He eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue a writing and directing career. His writing credits include ABC's Blackish, FOX's Making History, YOUTUBE RED's LIiza On Demand and NBC's The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and many more. His directing credits include THE LATE NIGHT FIX for Comedy Centrals and the feature film THE GUTTER starring Shameik Moore and Susan Sarandon.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Isaiah Lester's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
49%
Bonds
39%
Society
12%

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Absurd
3
Warm
1

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Isaiah Lester's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Isaiah Lester'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

6 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Gutter(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Duncanville(2020)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Making History(2017)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Bet(2016)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Black-ish(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Skip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 4 titles from 2010 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Gutter (2024)

$18K worldwide

Highest rated

Duncanville (2020)

Midcredits 36th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 4: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 4: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 4: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 4: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Who does Isaiah Lester work with?

People who share at least 2 of Isaiah Lester's MovieCove titles; Yassir Lester shares the most, 3.