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, he co-created the television series ''

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'', where he served as writer, producer and executive story editor, ''Jericho'' ran on

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from September 20, 2006, through March 25, 2008. In 2010, Steinberg developed the television series ''

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'', loosely based on the

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series ''

'', for

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. He served as writer, executive producer and

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for the first season, before producer Matt Miller was brought in as showrunner for the second season. Steinberg remained an executive producer. January 2014 saw the premiere of the TV series '' Black Sails'' on the

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channel, of which Steinberg is co-creator, executive producer and showrunner. As of 2021 he was working on ''

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'' for FX and ''

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'' for

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. Steinberg is also the brother-in-law of Pennsylvania Governor

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. He graduated from

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and the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Steinberg, Jonathan Living people American television writers American male television writers American television producers Year of birth missing (living people) American showrunners Harvard College alumni University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni Children's and Family Emmy Award winners