Chris Brancato

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

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

Early life

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

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 an executive producer, writer, and creator of the three MGM+ series Godfather of Harlem[11][12], Hotel Cocaine[13] and The Westies.[14]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Writer Producer Creator Notes
1992 Beverly Hills, 90210 Yes No No 4 episodes
1993 The X-Files Yes No No 1 episode
1995 Robin's Hoods Yes No No 1 episode
Burke's Law Yes No No 2 episodes
1996-1998 The Outer Limits Yes No No 4 episodes
1998-2001 First Wave Yes Executive Yes 66 episodes
2002 Crossing Jordan No Consulting No 2 episodes
2002-2003 Boomtown Yes Co-executive No 2 episodes
2003 Miracles Yes No No 1 episode
2003 Tru Calling Yes Consulting No 1 episode, consulted for production of 12 episodes
2004 North Shore Yes Executive No 1 episode
2006 Secrets of a Small Town No Yes No 1 episode
2007 Football Wives No Yes No TV short
2010-2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Yes No No 2 episodes
2011 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Yes Yes No 2 episodes, executive produced 8 episodes
2011 Terra Nova No Consulting No 2 episodes
2012 The Firm No Executive No 12 episodes
2013-2014 Hannibal Yes Executive No 4 episodes, executive produced 26 episodes
2015-2017 Narcos Yes Executive Yes 30 episodes, consulted or produced 12 episodes
2016 Of Kings and Prophets No Executive Yes 9 episodes
2018-2021 Narcos: Mexico Yes No Yes 21 episodes
2019-2025 Godfather of Harlem Yes Executive Yes 36 episodes
2020 By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem No Co-executive No Miniseries
2024 Hotel Cocaine Yes Executive Yes 8 episodes
2026–present The Westies Yes Executive Yes 8 episodes

TV movies

Year Title Writer Executive
producer
2002 Flashpoint Yes Yes
2003 Then Came Jones No Yes
The Break No Yes
2005 Murder Book Yes Yes
2006 Sixty Minute Man Yes Yes
Drift No Yes
2008 The Prince of Motor City No Yes
2010 True Blue Yes Yes
2017 Las Reinas No Yes

Feature film

Writer

Executive producer

References

  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.
  11. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (June 13, 2019). "'Godfather Of Harlem' Teaser: Forest Whitaker Is Back To Reclaim His Streets In Epix Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  12. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 1, 2026). "Godfather Of Harlem To End With 2-Hour Series Finale On MGM+ Following 4-Season Run". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  13. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (April 3, 2024). "'Hotel Cocaine' Drops First Teaser Trailer & Rounds Out Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  14. ↑ McPherson, Chris (March 17, 2026). "Titus Welliver's Gritty Bosch Follow Up Sets Summer Release Date". Collider. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
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