Nikki Toscano Explained

Nikki Toscano is an American writer, producer and showrunner for television.[1] [2] [3] [4] She has served as the co-showrunner and executive producer of the Amazon Prime Video series Hunters (2020-2023) and as showrunner and executive producer of the Paramount+ miniseries The Offer (2022).[5] [6] [7]

Career

Toscano has written for the ABC show Revenge (2011-2015) and in 2011, she co-wrote with Sandra Gonzalez an article for Entertainment Weekly about her experience writing the episode Guilt. She also mentioned in the article that she did work on the ABC series Detroit 1-8-7 (2010-2011), which she described as "a show that didn’t get the viewers it deserved."[8]

According to Toscano, her agent gave her David Weil's pilot script for Hunters and that the producers of that show were seeking a showrunner to assist Weil. Toscano has confirmed in interviews that Hunters was her first credit as an official showrunner.[9] [10]

Toscanco confirmed in an interview with Screen Rant that she got involved with The Offer after Jenna Santoianni and Nicole Clemens of Paramount Television called her and asked if she wanted to run the show, which was then described as a "top secret project."[1]

In May 2022, it was announced that Toscano would serve as one of the "consulting producers" for the Showtime series American Gigolo (2022).[11] In January 2024, it was announced that Toscano would serve as the showrunner and executive producer of the upcoming Peacock series Long Bright River.[12]

Personal life

Toscano has said in a 2020 interview with Comic Book Resources, "For me, personally, when I was 25, I fostered and adopted a 12-year-old African-American boy. And one of the biggest struggles that my ex-husband and I had in raising him was the fact that we could never put ourselves in his shoes, no matter how much we tried, no matter how much we wanted to be there."[13] Toscano reiterated this in a Collider interview, adding that she has a "middle son" who at the time was "15 years old."[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crossan. Ash. Nikki Toscano & Russell Rothberg Interview: The Offer. April 29, 2022. Screen Rant. May 18, 2024.
  2. Web site: Kenneally. Tim. CBS Orders Terrorism Pilot From ‘Revenge’ Producer Nikki Toscano. January 30, 2014. TheWrap. May 18, 2024.
  3. Goldberg. Lesley. Anthony LaPaglia to Star in CBS’ Nikki Toscano Terrorism Drama. March 14, 2014. The Hollywood Reporter. May 18, 2024.
  4. Web site: Chavez. Danette. Hunters showrunners David Weil and Nikki Toscano on punching Nazis and the power of Al Pacino. February 17, 2020. The A.V. Club. May 18, 2024.
  5. Schneider. Michael. ‘The Offer’ EP Nikki Toscano Seals Overall Deal With Paramount Television Studios. December 16, 2021. Variety. May 18, 2024.
  6. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. Nikki Toscano Inks Overall Deal With Paramount Television Studios. December 16, 2021. Deadline Hollywood. May 18, 2024.
  7. Web site: Lincoln. Ross A.. The Offer’ Showrunner Nikki Toscano Signs 3-Year Overall Deal With Paramount TV. December 16, 2021. TheWrap. May 18, 2024.
  8. Gonzalez. Sandra. Toscano. Nikki. 'Revenge' writer Nikki Toscano on the line that had everyone buzzing. December 16, 2011. Entertainment Weekly. May 18, 2024.
  9. Web site: Topel. Fred. 'Hunters' Showrunner Nikki Toscano On The Show's Unorthodox Style And Balancing Thrills With Reverence [Interview]]. February 20, 2020. Slash Film. May 18, 2024.
  10. Web site: Giroux. Jack. The Offer Showrunner Nikki Toscano On The Unsung Hero Behind The Godfather [Interview]]. May 2, 2022. Slash Film. May 18, 2024.
  11. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. ‘American Gigolo’: Nikki Toscano & Russell Rothberg Join Showtime Series As Consulting Producers Following David Hollander’s Exit. May 2, 2022. Deadline Hollywood. May 18, 2024.
  12. Otterson. Joe. Amanda Seyfried to Star in ‘Long Bright River’ Limited Series at Peacock From Liz Moore, Nikki Toscano. January 26, 2024. Variety. May 18, 2024.
  13. Web site: Vinney. Cynthia. Hunters EP Nikki Toscano On the Show's Importance & Why It 'Scared' Her. February 27, 2020. Comic Book Resources. May 18, 2024.
  14. Web site: Radish. Christina. 'Hunters' Co-Showrunner Nikki Toscano Teases the Future of the Amazon Original Series. March 7, 2020. Collider. May 18, 2024.

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