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 edit
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.[9] Toscano has confirmed in interviews that Hunters was her first credit as an official showrunner.[10][11]
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).[12] In January 2024, it was announced that Toscano would serve as the showrunner and executive producer of the upcoming Peacock series Long Bright River.[13]
Personal life edit
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."[9] Toscano reiterated this in a Collider interview, adding that she has a "middle son" who at the time was "15 years old."[14]
References edit
- ^ a b Crossan, Ash (April 29, 2022). "Nikki Toscano & Russell Rothberg Interview: The Offer". Screen Rant. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Kenneally, Tim (January 30, 2014). "CBS Orders Terrorism Pilot From 'Revenge' Producer Nikki Toscano". TheWrap. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (March 14, 2014). "Anthony LaPaglia to Star in CBS' Nikki Toscano Terrorism Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Chavez, Danette (February 17, 2020). "Hunters showrunners David Weil and Nikki Toscano on punching Nazis and the power of Al Pacino". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (December 16, 2021). "'The Offer' EP Nikki Toscano Seals Overall Deal With Paramount Television Studios". Variety. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 16, 2021). "Nikki Toscano Inks Overall Deal With Paramount Television Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (December 16, 2021). "The Offer' Showrunner Nikki Toscano Signs 3-Year Overall Deal With Paramount TV". TheWrap. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Gonzalez, Sandra; Toscano, Nikki (December 16, 2011). "'Revenge' writer Nikki Toscano on the line that had everyone buzzing". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ a b Vinney, Cynthia (February 27, 2020). "Hunters EP Nikki Toscano On the Show's Importance & Why It 'Scared' Her". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Topel, Fred (February 20, 2020). "'Hunters' Showrunner Nikki Toscano On The Show's Unorthodox Style And Balancing Thrills With Reverence [Interview]". Slash Film. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Giroux, Jack (May 2, 2022). "The Offer Showrunner Nikki Toscano On The Unsung Hero Behind The Godfather [Interview]". Slash Film. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 2, 2022). "'American Gigolo': Nikki Toscano & Russell Rothberg Join Showtime Series As Consulting Producers Following David Hollander's Exit". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (January 26, 2024). "Amanda Seyfried to Star in 'Long Bright River' Limited Series at Peacock From Liz Moore, Nikki Toscano". Variety. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Radish, Christina (March 7, 2020). "'Hunters' Co-Showrunner Nikki Toscano Teases the Future of the Amazon Original Series". Collider. Retrieved May 18, 2024.