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Chris Brancato | |
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Born | Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. | July 24, 1962
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film producer |
Chris Brancato (born July 24, 1962) is an American television and film writer and producer. Brancato grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey [1] and graduated in 1980 from Teaneck High School. [2] He subsequently attended and graduated from Brown University.
Brancato wrote or was story editor for several episodes of the 1992 season of Beverly Hills, 90210 . He co-wrote the X-Files episode ”Eve“, which first aired on December 10, 1993. [3] Brancato created and wrote Space Channel's First Wave , which aired from 1998 to 2001, [1] and also wrote the 1998 film Species II . [1]
Brancato wrote the 1997 film Hoodlum set in crime-ridden 1930s New York City.
Brancato was executive producer of the 2002 film Stealing Harvard . [4] Brancato was also a writer/producer for the critically acclaimed 2002–2003 television series Boomtown .
Brancato wrote two episodes during season 12 of the long-running NBC legal drama, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , titled "Branded" and "Spectacle". Brancato moved on to be executive producer/show runner/head writer for the tenth season of the USA Network police-procedural Law & Order: Criminal Intent , a show that is related to Law & Order: SVU. [5] Brancato did a police-procedural pilot for NBC titled Blue Tilt, where he was creator/executive producer with Vincent D'Onofrio (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) and Ethan Hawke, who were also set to star in the project as well. [6] On May 11, 2012, NBC decided not to bring it, and other pilots, to series. [7] He created the Netflix series Narcos and Narcos: Mexico [8] with Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro.
After going through several iterations, Brancato is credited as a co-screenwriter for third Sherlock Holmes film along with Joel Silver, Susan Downey and Lionel Wigram returning as producers, and Village Roadshow returning as co-producer. Warner Bros. have confirmed the third film will include Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law. The film had an expected release date December 22, 2021 [9] but is currently undated. [10]
Brancato is the screenwriter, executive producer, writer, and creator of the EPIX series Godfather of Harlem starring Forest Whitaker.
Year(s) | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1992 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Writer | 4 episodes |
1993 | The X-Files | Writer | 1 episode |
1995 | Robin's Hoods | Writer | 1 episode |
1995 | Burke's Law | Writer | 2 episodes |
1996-1998 | The Outer Limits | Writer | 4 episodes |
1998-2001 | First Wave | Creator, Writer, Executive Producer | 66 episodes |
2002 | Crossing Jordan | Consulting Producer | 2 episodes |
2002-2003 | Boomtown | Writer, Co-executive Producer | 2 episodes |
2003 | Miracles | Writer | 1 episode |
2003 | Tru Calling | Writer, Consulting Producer | 1 episode, consulted for production of 12 episodes |
2004 | North Shore | Writer, Executive Producer | 1 episode |
2006 | Secrets of a Small Town | Producer | 1 episode |
2007 | Football Wives | Producer | TV Short |
2010-2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Writer | 2 episodes |
2011 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Writer | 2 episodes, executive produced 8 episodes |
2011 | Terra Nova | Consulting Producer | 2 episodes |
2012 | The Firm | Executive Producer | 12 episodes |
2013-2014 | Hannibal | Writer, Executive Producer | 4 episodes, executive produced 26 episodes |
2015-2017 | Narcos | Creator, Writer, Consulting Producer, Executive Producer | 30 episodes, consulted or produced 12 episodes |
2016 | Of Kings and Prophets | Creator, Executive Producer | 9 episodes |
2018-2021 | Narcos: Mexico | Creator, Writer, | 21 episodes |
2019-2025 | Godfather of Harlem | Creator, Writer, Executive Producer | 36 episodes, executive produced 35 |
2020 | By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem | Co-executive Producer | TV Miniseries |
2024 | Hotel Cocaine | Creator, Writer, Executive Producer, Showrunner | 8 episodes |
Year(s) | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1997 | Hoodlum | Writer, Co-producer | |
1998 | Species II | Writer | |
2002 | Stealing Harvard | Executive Producer | |
2002 | Flashpoint | Writer, Executive Producer | TV Movie |
2003 | Then Came Jones | Executive Producer | TV Movie |
2003 | The Break | Executive Producer | TV Movie |
2005 | Murder Book | Writer, Executive Producer | TV Movie |
2006 | Sixty Minute Man | Writer, Executive Producer | TV Movie |
2006 | Drift | Executive Producer | TV Movie |
2008 | The Prince of Motor City | Executive Producer | TV Movie |
2010 | True Blue | Writer, Executive Producer | TV Movie |
2017 | Las Reinas | Executive Producer | TV Movie |
TBD | Sherlock Holmes 3 | Screenplay Writer | currently in pre-production |