American television producer, director, and screenwriter
Brannon Braga (; born August 14, 1965) is an American television producer, director and screenwriter. Best known for his work in the "Star Trek" franchise, Braga was a key creative force behind three of the franchise's live action series. He later became an executive producer and writer on several Fox shows including "24", "Terra Nova", and "The Orville". His film credits include ', "Star Trek Generations" and '.
He served as an executive producer on the Fox primetime series, "", a re-launch of the 1980 miniseries hosted by Carl Sagan for which Braga won a Peabody Award, Critics Choice Award, and Producers Guild Award. In addition, Braga has been nominated for three Emmy Awards. Braga also served as writer, executive producer, and co-creator of the drama series "Salem", WGN America's first original series.
Career.
Braga started out as an intern on " in 1990 as part of the Television Academy Foundation's internship program, eventually becoming a co-producer for the series' final season. He was part of the creative team nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 1994 for Outstanding Drama Series, and won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1995 for his work on the series finale, " along with longtime collaborator Ronald D. Moore. His credits on that series include a number of popular episodes including ", " and "".
He then joined ' as a producer and was tapped to serve as executive producer the following year. He served as showrunner for "Voyager" until the end of the sixth season when he moved to '. He teamed up with Moore to write two "Star Trek" feature films – "Star Trek Generations" and '. They would also later develop the ' screenplay. He went on to co-create "Star Trek: Enterprise" and led that series as executive producer until its fourth and final season.
Before the cancellation of "Star Trek: Enterprise", Braga co-created the CBS science fiction drama series "Threshold", he was brought on as an executive producer and writer on the Fox series, "24", penning episodes in the seventh and eight seasons. He was also an executive producer and writer on the 2009 ABC science fiction series "FlashForward".
While at the helm of "Terra Nova", Braga was approached to co-write a four-part comic book series "Star Trek: The Next Generation: Hive" for IDW, which made its debut in 2012.
Braga was the producer and one of the directors of the 2014 science education series ', a sequel to the 1980 series ' that was hosted by Carl Sagan. The project saw Braga collaborating with the original series' writer and Sagan's widow, Ann Druyan, executive producer Seth MacFarlane and host Neil DeGrasse Tyson. The 13-episode series premiered March 9, 2014, and received mostly positive reaction from critics and viewers. Braga was nominated for an Emmy for his work on the show. The following month saw the premiere of the historical fantasy drama television series "Salem", which Braga co-created with Adam Simon, and on which he serves as one of the executive producers. in 2014, he directed the Marilyn Manson music video "Cupid Carries a Gun" off "The Pale Emperor" album.
Braga is one of the producers of "The Orville", a 2017 science fiction comedy drama inspired by "Star Trek". He also directed several episodes of the series.
Personal life.
Braga attended Kent State University and the University of California, Santa Cruz, studying Theater Arts and Filmmaking.
During production of "Star Trek: Voyager", Braga dated star Jeri Ryan for several years after she joined the cast in the fourth season. Between February and November 2000, they were stalked by Marlon Estacio Pagtakhan, who was convicted for harassment and threats in May 2001. Braga gave a speech at the International Atheist Conference in Reykjavík, Iceland in 2006, where he discussed mythologies, specifically the atheistic future for humanity that Gene Roddenberry imagined in Star Trek.
Filmography.
Film
Television
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