{{Short description|American writer (born 1983)}} {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see :Template:Infobox writer/doc --> | name = Nick Antosca | image = Ник Антоска.png | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = Nicholas J. Antosca<ref name="cleveland">{{cite journal |title=Featured Writers |url=http://www.deepcleveland.com/02-win-stories.html |accessdate=February 7, 2020 |journal=Deep Cleveland |date=Winter 2002}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|1|23|mf=y}} | birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = {{flatlist| * Novelist * screenwriter * producer }} | nationality = American | period = 2006–present | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = ''Channel Zero''<br/>''A Friend of the Family''<br/>''Brand New Cherry Flavor''<br/>''The Act''<br /> ''Cape Fear'' | spouse = | alma_mater = Yale University<ref name="cleveland"/> | children = | relatives = | influenced = | awards = Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novella, 2009 | signature = }}
'''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'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/channel-zero-nick-antosca-interview/|title = Channel Zero Creator Nick Antosca on the Show's Future| website=Collider |date = 17 October 2016}}</ref> , ''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).<ref name="BrandNewCherryFlavor"/>
==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''.<ref>{{cite news |title='Friday the 13th' Nabs "Hannibal" Writer! |url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3337540/friday-13th-nabs-hannibal-writer/ |work=Bloody Disgusting |accessdate=2014-02-21 }}</ref> His short story "The Quiet Boy", published in the January 2019 issue of ''Guernica'' magazine,<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=The Quiet Boy |first=Nick |last=Antosca |author-link=Nick Antosca |date=January 28, 2019 |magazine=Guernica |url=https://www.guernicamag.com/the-quiet-boy/ |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> was the basis for the 2021 film ''Antlers''.
Antosca was in a screenwriting partnership for several years with novelist Ned Vizzini,<ref>{{cite news |title=Filmmaker Magazine |url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/75367-screenwriter-nick-antosca-on-getting-in-and-getting-out/ |accessdate=2014-02-21 }}</ref> 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''.<ref name="BrandNewCherryFlavor">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/brand-new-cherry-flavor-series-netflix-rosa-salazar-star-catherine-keener-eric-lange-jeff-ward-manny-jacinto-co-star-horror-adaptation-todd-grimson-1202787381/|title=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|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=November 15, 2019|accessdate=April 24, 2021}}</ref> The series premiered on Friday August 13, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/watch-rosa-salazar-netflix-brand-new-cherry-flavor-teaser-trailer-1234795722/|title=Rosa Salazar Goes Dark In Netflix's 'Brand New Cherry Flavor' Teaser Trailer|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=July 19, 2021|accessdate=July 19, 2021}}</ref>
Antosca served as showrunner, writer, and executive producer on ''A Friend of the Family'' for Peacock.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/jan-broberg-kidnap-series-the-act-creator-ucp-1234600838/|title='The Act' Creator Developing Jan Broberg Kidnap Series at UCP|website=Variety|first=Will|last=Thorne|date=May 7, 2020|access-date=April 6, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/peacock-true-crime-series-broberg-kidnapping-anna-paquin-jake-lacy-colin-hanks-lio-tipton-1235182410/|title=Peacock Orders True Crime Series 'Friend of the Family' With Anna Paquin, Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Lio Tipton|website=Variety|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=February 15, 2022|access-date=April 6, 2022}}</ref> and ''Cape Fear'' on Apple TV.
== Filmography ==
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! width=65 |Director ! width=65 |Producer ! width=65 |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}} | {{partial|Executive}} | {{yes}} | Creator, showrunner |- | 2019 | ''''The Act'''' | {{no}} | {{partial|Executive}} | {{yes}} | Co-creator, showrunner |- | 2021 | ''Into the Dark'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{Partial|Story}} | Episode: "Tentacles"<ref>{{cite web|title=Hulu's "Into the Dark" Returns with Valentine's Day-Themed "Tentacles" |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3647958/hulus-dark-returns-valentines-day-themed-tentacles/ |work=Bloody Disgusting |first=Brad |last=Miska |date=January 12, 2021 |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref> |- | 2021 | ''Brand New Cherry Flavor'' | {{yes}} | {{partial|Executive}} | {{yes}} | Co-creator, showrunner, directed one episode |- | 2021–2024 | ''Chucky'' | {{no}} | {{partial|Executive}} | {{no}} | |- | 2022 | ''Candy'' | {{no}} | {{partial|Executive}} | {{yes}} | Co-creator |- | 2022 | ''A Friend of the Family'' | {{no}} | {{partial|Executive}} | {{Yes}} | Creator, showrunner |- | 2025 | ''Murdaugh: Death in the Family''<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/murdaugh-death-in-the-family-patricia-arquette-exclusive-first-look-11798134|title=First look at Murdaugh: Death In the Family shows Patricia Arquette in true crime 'cautionary tale' (exclusive)|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Sydney|last=Bucksbaum|date=September 3, 2025|access-date=September 5, 2025}}</ref> | {{no}} | {{partial|Executive}} | {{no}} | |- | 2026 | ''Cape Fear'' | {{no}} | {{partial|Executive}} | {{Yes}} | Creator, showrunner |}
=== Film writing credits === *''The Forest'' (2016) *''Antlers'' (2021) *''Verity'' (2026)
==Bibliography== * ''Fires'', novel (Impetus Press, 2006; re-released in 2011 by Civil Coping Mechanisms). * ''Midnight Picnic'', novella (Word Riot Press, 2009).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sorrento |first=Matthew |date=2009-02-09 |title=Review of Midnight Picnic by Nick Antosca, PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/69910-midnight-picnic-by-nick-antosca-2496065226.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=PopMatters |language=en-US}}</ref> * ''The Obese'', novella (Lazy Fascist Press, 2012). * ''The Hangman's Ritual'', novella (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2013).<ref>Antosca, Nick. 2013. [http://copingmechanisms.net/the-hangmans-ritual-by-nick-antosca/ ''The Hangman's Ritual.''] Civil Coping Mechanisms. Retrieved 2015-03-06.</ref> * ''The Girlfriend Game'', short story collection (Word Riot Press, 2013). * ''The Quiet Boy'', short story (''Guernica'', 2019).<ref>Antosca, Nick. 2019. [https://www.guernicamag.com/the-quiet-boy/ ''The Quiet Boy.''] Retrieved 2019-02-30.</ref> * ''The Noble Rot'', novelette (''McSweeney's'' 71, 2023). <ref>https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/mcsweeney-s-71</ref>
==Awards== * 2009 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novella: ''Midnight Picnic''
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|4528537}} *[http://nplusonemag.com/predator-bait "Predator Bait"] – short story from n+1 * [http://www.theshortform.com/interview/nick-antosca-ken-baumann Interview at The Short Form] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818113851/http://www.theshortform.com/interview/nick-antosca-ken-baumann |date=2013-08-18 }} * [https://books.google.com/books/about/Becoming.html?id=eOiCDwAAQBAJ "Reigning Lecter: An Interview with Series Writer Nick Antosca on Hannibal"]
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