Chris BRANCATO

CHRIS BRANCATO has written and produced over 250 hours of television, including such series as X-Files, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, and Hannibal, and co-created the Netflix series Narcos. In addition, Chris wrote MGM’s popular gangster feature Hoodlum, starring Lawrence Fishburne, the sci-fi thriller Species II, and the upcoming Sherlock 3 for Warner Brothers. He is currently the co-creator and showrunner of Godfather of Harlem, starring Forest Whitaker, Paul Sorvino, Chazz Palminteri, and Vincent D’Onofrio, currently in its second season on Epix.

He has won the Peabody award (Boomtown), two Saturn awards (Hannibal), Golden Globes and BAFTA nominations (Narcos) and a Writer’s Guild award for his work on one of the Hundred Best Television Series (X-Files). From 2006 to 2011 he was President of the Writers Guild Foundation. He works closely with Autism Speaks and other charities.