Dan Trachtenberg
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Dan Trachtenberg has been mentioned in one podcast episode on SmartLess (Dec 2025).
Dan Trachtenberg is an American director, writer, producer, and podcast host. He made his feature film debut with 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), earning him a Directors Guild of America Award nomination for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film. He went on to direct and provide the story for the Predator franchise films Prey (2022), Predator: Killer of Killers (2025), and Predator: Badlands (2025). For television, he directed the pilot episodes of The Boys (2019) and The Lost Symbol (2021
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on SmartLess |
Who talks about Dan Trachtenberg on podcasts?
Jason Bateman brought up Dan Trachtenberg; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on SmartLess.
- Noah Hawley | SmartLess on SmartLess (Dec 2025) — Jason Bateman
What is Dan Trachtenberg mentioned alongside?
Dan Trachtenberg is most often mentioned alongside Mandy & Ralph Ellison, Frances McDormand and O Brother, Where Art Thou.
Mentioned together: Mandy & Ralph Ellison, Frances McDormand, O Brother, Where Art Thou, Star Trek, Bananagrams, Noah Hawley, Bones, Legion, Fargo, Alien: Earth