Nick Antosca
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 Antosca in 2018 | |
| Born | Nicholas J. Antosca January 23, 1983 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University |
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| Writing career | |
| Period | 2006–present |
| Notable works | Channel Zero A Friend of the Family Brand New Cherry Flavor The Act Cape Fear |
| Notable awards | Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novella, 2009 |
Nicholas J. Antosca (born January 23, 1983) is an American film and television writer, producer, and novelist. He is the creator and showrunner of Channel Zero, Cape Fear, and A Friend of the Family. He also co-created and showran Hulu's The Act (2019) and Netflix's Brand New Cherry Flavor (2021).
Career
As a television writer, he created the Syfy horror anthology series Channel Zero and the Hulu crime anthology The Act. He also co-produced 13 episodes of the horror series Hannibal. His short story "The Quiet Boy", published in the January 2019 issue of Guernica magazine, was the basis for the 2021 film Antlers.
Antosca was in a screenwriting partnership for several years with novelist Ned Vizzini, who died in 2013.
In January 2020, Syfy greenlit Chucky, a TV series continuation of the Child's Play franchise from creator Don Mancini, with Antosca set to executive produce.
In November 2019, it was announced that Antosca would be credited as a co-creator, writer, executive producer alongside Lenore Zion in the Netflix horror drama miniseries, Brand New Cherry Flavor. The series premiered on Friday August 13, 2021.
Antosca served as showrunner, writer, and executive producer on A Friend of the Family for Peacock. and Cape Fear on Apple TV.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Teen Wolf | No | No | Yes | staff writer with Ned Vizzini |
| 2012 | Last Resort | No | No | Yes | story editor with Ned Vizzini |
| 2014 | Believe | No | No | Yes | story editor with Ned Vizzini |
| 2015 | The Player | No | Yes | Yes | Co-producer |
| 2015 | Hannibal | No | Yes | Yes | Co-producer, season 3, co-wrote three episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Channel Zero | No | Executive | Yes | Creator, showrunner |
| 2019 | The Act | No | Executive | Yes | Co-creator, showrunner |
| 2021 | Into the Dark | No | No | Story | Episode: "Tentacles" |
| 2021 | Brand New Cherry Flavor | Yes | Executive | Yes | Co-creator, showrunner, directed one episode |
| 2021–2024 | Chucky | No | Executive | No | |
| 2022 | Candy | No | Executive | Yes | Co-creator |
| 2022 | A Friend of the Family | No | Executive | Yes | Creator, showrunner |
| 2025 | Murdaugh: Death in the Family | No | Executive | No | |
| 2026 | Cape Fear | No | Executive | Yes | Creator, showrunner |
Film
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Cottage | Yes | Executive | |
| 2016 | The Forest | Yes | No | |
| 2021 | Antlers | Yes | Executive | |
| 2026 | River | No | Yes | |
| Verity | Yes | Yes |
Bibliography
- Fires, novel (Impetus Press, 2006; re-released in 2011 by Civil Coping Mechanisms).
- Midnight Picnic, novella (Word Riot Press, 2009).
- The Obese, novella (Lazy Fascist Press, 2012).
- The Hangman's Ritual, novella (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2013).
- The Girlfriend Game, short story collection (Word Riot Press, 2013).
- The Quiet Boy, short story (Guernica, 2019).
- The Noble Rot, novelette (McSweeney's 71, 2023).
Awards
- 2009 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novella: Midnight Picnic
References
- 1 2 "Featured Writers". Deep Cleveland. Winter 2002. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Channel Zero Creator Nick Antosca on the Show's Future". Collider. 17 October 2016.
- 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (November 15, 2019). "N'Brand New Cherry Flavor' Series Headlined By Rosa Salazar A Go At Netflix; Catherine Keener, Eric Lange, Jeff Ward & Manny Jacinto Co-Star In Horror Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ↑ "'Friday the 13th' Nabs "Hannibal" Writer!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ Antosca, Nick (January 28, 2019). "The Quiet Boy". Guernica. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Filmmaker Magazine". Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ Cordero, Rosy (July 19, 2021). "Rosa Salazar Goes Dark In Netflix's 'Brand New Cherry Flavor' Teaser Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ↑ Thorne, Will (May 7, 2020). "'The Act' Creator Developing Jan Broberg Kidnap Series at UCP". Variety. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ↑ Otterson, Joe (February 15, 2022). "Peacock Orders True Crime Series 'Friend of the Family' With Anna Paquin, Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Lio Tipton". Variety. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ↑ Miska, Brad (January 12, 2021). "Hulu's "Into the Dark" Returns with Valentine's Day-Themed "Tentacles"". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
- ↑ Bucksbaum, Sydney (September 3, 2025). "First look at Murdaugh: Death In the Family shows Patricia Arquette in true crime 'cautionary tale' (exclusive)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
- ↑ Sorrento, Matthew (2009-02-09). "Review of Midnight Picnic by Nick Antosca, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ↑ Antosca, Nick. 2013. The Hangman's Ritual. Civil Coping Mechanisms. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
- ↑ Antosca, Nick. 2019. The Quiet Boy. Retrieved 2019-02-30.
- ↑ https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/mcsweeney-s-71
External links
- Nick Antosca at IMDb
- "Predator Bait" – short story from n+1
- Interview at The Short Form Archived 2013-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
- "Reigning Lecter: An Interview with Series Writer Nick Antosca on Hannibal"
