Speaker Nick Nantell

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Nick Nantell

EVP, Head of Scripted Creative

Boat Rocker Studios

Nick Nantell is a television and film producer and studio executive. Currently, he is Executive Vice President and Head of Scripted Creative at Boat Rocker Studios, an independent, integrated global entertainment company.

In this role, he has overseen the launches of numerous premium scripted series, including, Invasion (Apple TV+), Palm Royale (Apple TV+), starring Laura Dern and Kristen Wiig and Slip (Roku), written, starring and directed by Zoe Lister Jones. Additionally, he is an Executive Producer on American Rust (Amazon Prime) starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney, Orphan Black: Echoes (AMC) starring Krysten Ritter, Beacon 23 (MGM+) starring Lena Headey and Stephan James, Bet (Netflix) created by Simon Barry, as well as the international series The Next Step (BBC) and Video Nasty (BBC), as well as Mix Tape (Foxtel), starring Teresa Palmer and Jim Sturgess. Outside of his role at Boat Rocker, he also produced the PGA-nominated Best Streaming Movie 8 Bit Christmas (New Line Cinema & HBO Max), starring Neil Patrick Harris and Steve Zahn. He is a member of the Television Academy, the Producers Guild of America and is a mentor for the Hollywood Radio & TV Society.

Previously, Nantell was Senior Vice President and Head of Television & Film at The Dan Jinks Company where he produced the pilots Drew (CBS) and LFE (CBS), as well as the pilot I Shudder (TV Land). He also developed the pilot and served as the production executive on the series Emily Owens M.D. (CW), which NPR named “best new network show of 2012”. In his previous role at the film production company ContraFilm, he was the development/production executive on What’s Your Number (New Regency), Journey to the Centre of the Earth 2 (New Line) and Red Dawn (MGM). Originally from Minnesota, Nantell is a graduate of the University of Southern California and now lives in Studio City, CA with his wife and two daughters.

Speaking on: Banff World Media Festival; Meet a Scripted Executive; Topic Tables

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