# Nick Antosca
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{{Short description|American writer (born 1983)}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Nick Antosca
| image = Ник Антоска.png
| caption =
| pseudonym =
| birth_name = Nicholas J. Antosca[{{cite journal |title=Featured Writers |url=http://www.deepcleveland.com/02-win-stories.html |accessdate=February 7, 2020 |journal=Deep Cleveland |date=Winter 2002}}]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|1|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [New Orleans, Louisiana](/source/New_Orleans%2C_Louisiana), U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Novelist
* screenwriter
* producer
}}
| nationality = American
| period = 2006–present
| genre =
| subject =
| movement =
| notableworks = ''[Channel Zero](/source/Channel_Zero_(TV_series))''
''[A Friend of the Family](/source/A_Friend_of_the_Family_(miniseries))''
''[Brand New Cherry Flavor](/source/Brand_New_Cherry_Flavor)''
[''The Act''](/source/The_Act_(TV_series))
''[Cape Fear](/source/Cape_Fear_(TV_series))''
| spouse =
| alma_mater = [Yale University](/source/Yale_University)[{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/channel-zero-nick-antosca-interview/|title = Channel Zero Creator Nick Antosca on the Show's Future| website=[Collider](/source/Collider_(website)) |date = 17 October 2016}}] , ''[Cape Fear](/source/Cape_Fear_(TV_series))'', and ''[A Friend of the Family](/source/A_Friend_of_the_Family_(miniseries)).'' He also co-created and showran [Hulu](/source/Hulu)'s [''The Act''](/source/The_Act_(TV_series)) (2019) and [Netflix](/source/Netflix)'s ''[Brand New Cherry Flavor](/source/Brand_New_Cherry_Flavor)'' (2021).[{{cite news |title='Friday the 13th' Nabs "Hannibal" Writer! |url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3337540/friday-13th-nabs-hannibal-writer/ |work=[Bloody Disgusting](/source/Bloody_Disgusting) |accessdate=2014-02-21 }}] His short story "The Quiet Boy", published in the January 2019 issue of ''[Guernica](/source/Guernica_(magazine))'' magazine,[{{Cite magazine |title=The Quiet Boy |first=Nick |last=Antosca |author-link=Nick Antosca |date=January 28, 2019 |magazine=[Guernica](/source/Guernica_(magazine)) |url=https://www.guernicamag.com/the-quiet-boy/ |access-date=August 22, 2019}}] was the basis for the 2021 film ''[Antlers](/source/Antlers_(2021_film))''.
Antosca was in a screenwriting partnership for several years with novelist [Ned Vizzini](/source/Ned_Vizzini),[{{cite news |title=Filmmaker Magazine |url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/75367-screenwriter-nick-antosca-on-getting-in-and-getting-out/ |accessdate=2014-02-21 }}] who died in 2013.
In January 2020, Syfy greenlit ''[Chucky](/source/Chucky_(TV_series))'', a TV series continuation of the ''[Child's Play](/source/Child's_Play_(franchise))'' franchise from creator [Don Mancini](/source/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](/source/Netflix) horror drama miniseries, ''[Brand New Cherry Flavor](/source/Brand_New_Cherry_Flavor)''.[{{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](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=November 15, 2019|accessdate=April 24, 2021}}] The series premiered on Friday August 13, 2021.[{{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}}]
Antosca served as showrunner, writer, and executive producer on ''[A Friend of the Family](/source/A_Friend_of_the_Family_(miniseries))'' for [Peacock](/source/Peacock_(streaming_service)).[{{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](/source/Variety_(magazine))|first=Will|last=Thorne|date=May 7, 2020|access-date=April 6, 2022}}][{{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}}] and ''[Cape Fear](/source/Cape_Fear_(TV_series))'' on Apple TV.
== Filmography ==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! width=65 |[Director](/source/Film_director)
! width=65 |[Producer](/source/Television_producer)
! width=65 |[Writer](/source/Screenwriter)
! Notes
|-
| 2012
| ''[Teen Wolf](/source/Teen_Wolf_(2011_TV_series))''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| staff writer with Ned Vizzini
|-
| 2012
| ''[Last Resort](/source/Last_Resort_(2012_TV_series))''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| story editor with Ned Vizzini
|-
| 2014
| ''[Believe](/source/Believe_(TV_series))''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| story editor with Ned Vizzini
|-
| 2015
| ''[The Player](/source/The_Player_(2015_TV_series))''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Co-producer
|-
| 2015
| ''[Hannibal](/source/Hannibal_(TV_series))''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Co-producer, season 3, co-wrote three episodes
|-
| 2016–2018
| ''[Channel Zero](/source/Channel_Zero_(TV_series))''
| {{no}}
| {{partial|Executive}}
| {{yes}}
| Creator, showrunner
|-
| 2019
| ''[''The Act''](/source/The_Act_(TV_series))''
| {{no}}
| {{partial|Executive}}
| {{yes}}
| Co-creator, showrunner
|-
| 2021
| ''[Into the Dark](/source/Into_the_Dark_(TV_series))''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{Partial|Story}}
| Episode: "Tentacles"[{{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}}]
|-
| 2021
| ''[Brand New Cherry Flavor](/source/Brand_New_Cherry_Flavor)''
| {{yes}}
| {{partial|Executive}}
| {{yes}}
| Co-creator, showrunner, directed one episode
|-
| 2021–2024
| ''[Chucky](/source/Chucky_(TV_series))''
| {{no}}
| {{partial|Executive}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[Candy](/source/Candy_(miniseries))''
| {{no}}
| {{partial|Executive}}
| {{yes}}
| Co-creator
|-
| 2022
| ''[A Friend of the Family](/source/A_Friend_of_the_Family_(miniseries))''
| {{no}}
| {{partial|Executive}}
| {{Yes}}
| Creator, showrunner
|-
| 2025
| ''[Murdaugh: Death in the Family](/source/Murdaugh%3A_Death_in_the_Family)''[{{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](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)|first=Sydney|last=Bucksbaum|date=September 3, 2025|access-date=September 5, 2025}}]
| {{no}}
| {{partial|Executive}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| 2026
| ''[Cape Fear](/source/Cape_Fear_(TV_series))''
| {{no}}
| {{partial|Executive}}
| {{Yes}}
| Creator, showrunner
|}
=== Film writing credits ===
*''[The Forest](/source/The_Forest_(2016_American_film))'' (2016)
*''[Antlers](/source/Antlers_(2021_film))'' (2021)
*''[Verity](/source/Verity_(film))'' (2026)
==Bibliography==
* ''Fires'', novel (Impetus Press, 2006; re-released in 2011 by Civil Coping Mechanisms).
* ''Midnight Picnic'', novella (Word Riot Press, 2009).[{{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}}]
* ''The Obese'', novella ([Lazy Fascist Press](/source/Lazy_Fascist_Press), 2012).
* ''The Hangman's Ritual'', novella (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2013).[Antosca, Nick. 2013. [http://copingmechanisms.net/the-hangmans-ritual-by-nick-antosca/ ''The Hangman's Ritual.''] Civil Coping Mechanisms. Retrieved 2015-03-06.]
* ''The Girlfriend Game'', short story collection ([Word Riot Press](/source/Word_Riot), 2013).
* ''The Quiet Boy'', short story (''[Guernica](/source/Guernica_(magazine))'', 2019).[Antosca, Nick. 2019. [https://www.guernicamag.com/the-quiet-boy/ ''The Quiet Boy.''] Retrieved 2019-02-30.]
* ''The Noble Rot'', novelette (''[McSweeney's](/source/McSweeney's)'' 71, 2023). [https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/mcsweeney-s-71]
==Awards==
* 2009 [Shirley Jackson Award](/source/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](/source/n%2B1)
* [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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Category:Yale University alumni
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