Garrett Basch

American film and television producer

Garrett Basch

Citizenship| American
Alma mater| Tulane University
Occupation| Producer

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

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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 shows—What We Do in the Shadows, Reservation Dogs, and Ripley—nominated for the Emmys in the same year.[2]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Film  | Credit

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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

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Year  | Title  | Credit  | Notes

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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

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Nominee(s)  | Result  | Ref.

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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

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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.

## External links

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* Garrett Basch at IMDb

*[Ref.]: Reference(s)