Benjamin Lehmann is a Showrunner, Producer, Director and Writer specializing in Children’s and Family Entertainment.  

His recent projects include BLIPPI’S JOB SHOW, for Moonbug and Netflix as a Director, with the next batch of episodes dropping on Netflix Sept. 22, 2025. He also directed multiple episodes of SESAME STREET for Sesame Workshop and Netflix, premiering on November 10, 2025 on Netflix.

Other recent shows include TINY TIME TRAVEL for PBS Kids as Executive Producer and Series Director, and THE PIGEON EXPLAINS also as Executive Producer and Series Director for the Mo Willems Workshop.

Ben formerly led the production and creative direction for Sesame Street and was the Executive Producer from seasons 49 to 53 (He started on Sesame Street as a Production Assistant in Season 34 and has worked on every season since).

Prior accomplishments include developing and Executive Producing 39 episodes of THE NOT TOO LATE SHOW WITH ELMO (EMMY and WGA nominated) and Executive Producing and being Series Director for HELPSTERS, a computational thinking show for Apple TV+ (40 episodes).

A 22-time EMMY award winner, Ben’s work has been recognized by IMAGEN, NAACP, PEABODY, JAPAN PRIZE and others. He was nominated in 2018 by the Director’s Guild of America for his direction of THE MAGICAL WAND CHASE and in 2021 by the Writers Guild of America for his writing on THE NOT TOO LATE SHOW WITH ELMO.

A native of Los Angeles, Ben spent his formative years in France and is comfortable working in French and English. He received a BA from Colorado University, Boulder and lives in Queens, NY with his family.