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Chris Brancato

Chris Brancato (born July 24, 1962) is an American television and film writer and producer.

Chris Brancato
Born (1962-07-24) July 24, 1962 (age 63)
Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationsScreenwriter, film producer

Early life

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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.

Career

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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.

Brancato was 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 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.

Filmography

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Television
Year(s) Title Role(s) Notes
1992 Beverly Hills, 90210Writer4 episodes
1993The X-FilesWriter1 episode
1995Robin's HoodsWriter1 episode
1995Burke's LawWriter2 episodes
1996-1998The Outer LimitsWriter4 episodes
1998-2001First WaveCreator, Writer, Executive Producer66 episodes
2002Crossing JordanConsulting Producer2 episodes
2002-2003BoomtownWriter, Co-executive Producer2 episodes
2003MiraclesWriter1 episode
2003Tru CallingWriter, Consulting Producer1 episode, consulted for production of 12 episodes
2004North ShoreWriter, Executive Producer1 episode
2006Secrets of a Small TownProducer1 episode
2007Football WivesProducerTV Short
2010-2011Law & Order: Special Victims UnitWriter2 episodes
2011Law & Order: Criminal IntentWriter2 episodes, executive produced 8 episodes
2011Terra NovaConsulting Producer2 episodes
2012The FirmExecutive Producer12 episodes
2013-2014HannibalWriter, Executive Producer4 episodes, executive produced 26 episodes
2015-2017NarcosCreator, Writer, Consulting Producer, Executive Producer30 episodes, consulted or produced 12 episodes
2016Of Kings and ProphetsCreator, Executive Producer9 episodes
2018-2021Narcos: MexicoCreator, Writer,21 episodes
2019-2025Godfather of HarlemCreator, Writer, Executive Producer36 episodes, executive produced 35
2020By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of HarlemCo-executive ProducerTV Miniseries
2024Hotel CocaineCreator, Writer, Executive Producer, Showrunner8 episodes
Film
Year(s) Title Role(s) Notes
1997HoodlumWriter, Co-producer
1998Species IIWriter
2002Stealing HarvardExecutive Producer
2002FlashpointWriter, Executive ProducerTV Movie
2003Then Came JonesExecutive ProducerTV Movie
2003The BreakExecutive ProducerTV Movie
2005Murder BookWriter, Executive ProducerTV Movie
2006Sixty Minute ManWriter, Executive ProducerTV Movie
2006DriftExecutive ProducerTV Movie
2008The Prince of Motor CityExecutive ProducerTV Movie
2010True BlueWriter, Executive ProducerTV Movie
2017Las ReinasExecutive ProducerTV Movie
TBDSherlock Holmes 3Screenplay Writercurrently in pre-production

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Profile of Chris Brancato: Writer / Creator of Sci Fi Channel's First Wave, accessed January 1, 2007. "Brancato always knew he was going to be a writer – but not for the movies. He grew up in Teaneck, N.J., with school-teacher parents."
  2. ↑ "Godfather of Harlem Creator To Appear at Teaneck International Film Festival", Northern Valley Press, November 14, 2019. Accessed February 12, 2020. "In episode three of Godfather of Harlem, Chris Brancato, Teaneck High School alumnus and a creator of the series—about Harlem kingpin Bumpy Johnson in the 1960s—acknowledges the town he grew up in. Before heading off to finish some illegal business, Bumpy tells his wife and daughter to go have some ice cream at Bischoff’s."
  3. ↑ Howard Johnson, Kim (June 1998). "The Origin of Species". Starlog: 78–9.
  4. ↑ Full Cast and Crew for Stealing Harvard, from the Internet Movie Database, accessed January 1, 2007
  5. ↑ "Chris Brancato to Run 'Law & Order: CI'". December 6, 2010. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010.
  6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 14, 2011). "Ethan Hawke And Vince D'Onofrio To Star in NBC Crime Drama Written By Chris Brancato". Deadline. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  7. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 11, 2012). "NBC Cancels Four Series, Passes on Remaining Pilots". Deadline. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Narcos: México | Sitio oficial de Netflix".
  9. ↑ "'Sherlock Holmes 3' Moved Back by a Year to Christmas 2021". March 5, 2019.
  10. ↑ "'Sherlock Holmes 3 cast, release date, plot and everything you need to know". December 12, 2021.
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