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Garrett Basch

Garrett Basch is an American film and television producer. He is best known for his work on the Emmy-winning series The Night Of and What We Do in the Shadows, and for being the first producer ever to have three scripted shows nominated in the same year.[1][2]

Career

While attending Tulane University, Basch was hired by Oscar-winning writer/director Steven Zaillian as his assistant.[3] The pair later formed Film Rites, a production company whose work included Moneyball, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and the HBO limited series The Night Of.[4] In addition to scripted content, Basch produced the documentary film Life Itself, for which he won the Producers Guild of America Award in 2015.[5]

Although HBO initially passed on The Night Of, Basch was instrumental in saving the show by screening the pilot for Netflix and FX executives, sparking a bidding war that ultimately led HBO to order the limited series.[1] He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series for The Night Of in 2017. He was nominated again for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2020 and 2022 for FX's What We Do in the Shadows.[6][7]

In 2022, Basch founded Dive, a production company whose projects include Taika Waititi's Next Goal Wins, What We Do in the Shadows, Reservation Dogs, Our Flag Means Death, Time Bandits, Interior Chinatown and Ripley.[8] Basch received the Peabody Award twice for his work on FX's Reservation Dogs, first in 2022 and again in 2024.[9][10] In August 2024, Basch became the first producer to have three scripted showsWhat We Do in the Shadows, Reservation Dogs, and Ripley—nominated for the Emmys in the same year.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Credit
2010 Welcome to the Rileys Co-Producer
2011 Extraterrestrial Executive Producer
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Production Executive
2012 The Cold Light of Day Co-Producer
2014 Open Windows Executive Producer
2016 Colossal[11]
2017 The Current War[12]
2018 Red Sparrow[13]
Assassination Nation Director Wishes to Thank
2019 The Irishman Production Executive
2021 Those Who Wish Me Dead[14] Producer
2022 Deep Water[15] Executive Producer
2023 Next Goal Wins[16] Producer
TBA Klara and the Sun[17]

Television

Year Title Credit Notes
2016 The Night Of Co-Executive Producer, Actor ("Ivan")
2018 My Dinner with Hervé[18] Co-Executive Producer Television film
2019 Diagnosis[19] Executive Producer Documentary series
2020 Devs[20]
Dispatches from Elsewhere[21]
Barkskins[22]
2021−23 Reservation Dogs
2019−23 What We Do in the Shadows[23]
2022−23 Our Flag Means Death
2024 Ripley[24]
Time Bandits
TBA Interior Chinatown

Awards

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2014 Gotham Awards Best Documentary Life Itself Nominated
Audience Award Nominated
2015 Producers Guild Awards Outstanding Producer of Documentary Won
Critics Choice Awards Best Documentary Feature Won
2016 News & Documentary Emmy Best Documentary Nominated
2017 Producers Guild Awards Outstanding Producer of Longform Television The Night Of Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best International Nominated
Golden Globes Best Television Limited Series Nominated
Primetime Emmy Outstanding Limited Series Nominated
AFI Awards TV Program of the Year Won
2020 Primetime Emmy Outstanding Comedy Series What We Do in the Shadows Nominated
2021 Producers Guild Awards Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy Nominated
Gotham Awards Breakthrough Series Reservation Dogs Won
Critics Choice Awards Best Comedy Series What We Do in the Shadows Nominated
2022 Nominated
Reservation Dogs Nominated
Golden Globes Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards Best New Scripted Series Won
Primetime Emmy Outstanding Comedy Series What We Do in the Shadows Nominated
Peabody Awards Entertainment Reservation Dogs Won
AFI Awards TV Program of the Year Won
2023 Peabody Awards Entertainment Nominated
Our Flag Means Death Nominated
Critics Choice Awards Best Comedy Series Reservation Dogs Nominated
AFI Awards TV Program of the Year Won
2024 Peabody Awards Entertainment Won
Primetime Emmy Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated [2]
What We Do in the Shadows Nominated
Outstanding Limited Series Ripley Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b Carter, Bill (2016-07-07). "How HBO stole back "The Night Of," its next big show". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  2. ^ a b c Davis, Clayton (2024-08-13). "Emmys Announce Official Series Nominees Including Surprise Nods for Brad Pitt, Rosamund Pike and a History-Making Hat Trick for Garrett Basch". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  3. ^ Rose, Lacey (2013-11-06). "Next Gen 2013: Hollywood's New Class". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  4. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (2014-01-27). "Fox Re-Ups First-Look Deal With Steve Zaillian's Film Rites (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  5. ^ McNary, Dave (2015-01-25). "'Birdman' Wins Producers Guild Award for Best Movie". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  6. ^ "'Westworld' and 'Saturday Night Live' lead the 2017 Emmy nominations. Here's the complete list". Los Angeles Times. 2017-07-13. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  7. ^ "Garrett Basch". Television Academy. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  8. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2022-01-19). "Garrett Basch's Dive Wins Rights To Develop Anthony Veasna So's 'Afterparties' For TV; Lauren Yee To Exec Produce". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  9. ^ "Reservation Dogs". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  10. ^ "Reservation Dogs". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  11. ^ McClintock, Pamela (2015-05-12). "Cannes: Anne Hathaway to Star in 'Colossal' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  12. ^ Coggan, Devan (2016-09-29). "Michael Shannon Joins Benedict Cumberbatch in 'The Current War'". EW.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  13. ^ McNary, Dave (2016-08-04). "Joel Edgerton in Talks to Join Jennifer Lawrence in Spy Thriller 'Red Sparrow'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  14. ^ Vlessing, Eton (May 2, 2019). "New Line Cinema to Co-Finance Angelina Jolie's 'Those Who Wish Me Dead'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  15. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2019-08-01). "New Regency Bringing Adrian Lyne Back To Directing With 'Deep Water;' Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas In Talks For Patricia Highsmith Adaptation". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  16. ^ Kroll, Justin (2019-08-07). "Taika Waititi Sets New Project With Fox Searchlight Before 'Thor 4' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  17. ^ Kroll, Justin (May 1, 2023). "Taika Waititi To Direct 3000 Pictures Adaptation Of Klara And The Sun, Garrett Basch Boards As Producer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  18. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (2017-05-09). "Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan Team Up for HBO Film". Variety. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  19. ^ Hipes, Patrick (2018-03-22). "Netflix Giving NYT Magazine's 'Diagnosis' Column The Docuseries Treatment". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  20. ^ Boucher, Geoff (2019-10-05). "Alex Garland's 'Devs': FX Releases New Images And Teaser – New York Comic Con". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  21. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2018-07-28). "Jason Segel Anthology Series 'Dispatches From Elsewhere' Gets AMC Series Order". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  22. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2018-12-03). "National Geographic Orders 'Barkskins' Scripted Series Based On Book From Elwood Reid, Scott Rudin Prods. & Fox 21". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  23. ^ Otterson, Joe (2018-05-03). "'What We Do in the Shadows' Scores Series Order at FX". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  24. ^ Thorne, Will (2019-04-02). "Showtime Nears Deal for Steve Zaillian Series Based on Patricia Highsmith Novels". Variety. Retrieved 2019-11-29.