Chris Brancato (born July 24, 1962) is an American television and film writer and producer.
Early life Brancato grew up in Teaneck, New JerseyProfile 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." and graduated in 1980 from Teaneck High School."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." 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. Brancato created and wrote Space Channel's First Wave, which aired from 1998 to 2001, and also wrote the 1998 film Species II.
Brancato wrote the 1997 film Hoodlum set in crime-ridden 1930s New York City.
Brancato was executive producer of the 2002 film Stealing Harvard.Full Cast and Crew for Stealing Harvard, from the Internet Movie Database, accessed January 1, 2007 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. 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. On May 11, 2012, NBC decided not to bring it, and other pilots, to series. He created the Netflix series Narcos and Narcos: Mexico 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 but is currently undated.
Brancato is an executive producer, writer, and creator of the three MGM+ series Godfather of Harlem, Hotel Cocaine and The Westies.
Filmography Television Year Title Writer Producer Creator Notes 1992 Beverly Hills, 90210 4 episodes1993 The X-Files 1 episode1995 Robin's Hoods 1 episode Burke's Law 2 episodes1996-1998 The Outer Limits 4 episodes1998-2001 First Wave 66 episodes2002 Crossing Jordan 2 episodes2002-2003 Boomtown 2 episodes2003 Miracles 1 episode2003 Tru Calling 1 episode, consulted for production of 12 episodes2004 North Shore 1 episode2006 Secrets of a Small Town 1 episode2007 Football Wives TV short2010-2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2 episodes2011 Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2 episodes, executive produced 8 episodes2011 Terra Nova 2 episodes2012 The Firm 12 episodes2013-2014 Hannibal 4 episodes, executive produced 26 episodes2015-2017 Narcos 30 episodes, consulted or produced 12 episodes2016 Of Kings and Prophets 9 episodes2018-2021 Narcos: Mexico 21 episodes2019-2025 Godfather of Harlem 36 episodes2020 By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem Miniseries2024 Hotel Cocaine 8 episodes2026–present The Westies 8 episodes
TV movies Year Title Writer Executiveproducer2002 Flashpoint 2003 Then Came Jones The Break 2005 Murder Book 2006 Sixty Minute Man Drift 2008 The Prince of Motor City 2010 True Blue 2017 Las Reinas
Feature film Writer Hoodlum (1997) (Also co-producer) Species II (1998)
Executive producer Stealing Harvard (2002)
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