Manny Coto
Manuel Hector "Manny" Coto (born June 10, 1961) is an American writer, director and producer of films and television programs. Coto was the executive producer and showrunner of "" in its final season, and executive producer of four seasons of "24". He was an executive producer and writer for the fifth season of the Showtime TV series "Dexter". Career. Coto graduated from the American Film Institute and has experience in the sci-fi and fantasy genres. In 1990, Brian Helgeland and Coto sold a script, "The Ticking Man", for $1 million, but the film was never made. He  wrote and directed an episode of "Tales from the Crypt" and also wrote an episode for and produced "The Outer Limits" when it was revived on Showtime in 1995. He was given the chance to create and write a series for Showtime after "The Outer Limits" was cancelled. The resulting series was "Odyssey 5" and starred Peter Weller (Coto would later cast Weller in roles on "Enterprise", "24", and "Dexter"). Coto joined the writing crew of "" in 2003, when the show was in its third season; his episodes include "", "Chosen Realm" and "Azati Prime". He became a co-executive producer  later that season. In the fourth season he became executive producer of the show, alongside series creators Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. According to his bio on StarTrek.com, he has been a fan of "Star Trek" all his life and once wrote a Star Trek comic book. After that he became executive producer on the fifth, sixth, seventh, and the eighth and final season of "24". In 2010 Coto joined the crew of Showtime drama series "Dexter" as a writer and executive producer for the fifth season. He continued to work as a writer and executive producer for the show 's sixth and seventh seasons, airing 2011 and 2012. Films Coto has directed include "Cover Up", "Dr. Giggles", and "Star Kid". He is the creator and executive producer of NeXt, which premiered on October 6, 2020 on Fox. Personal life. Coto married Robin Trickett on December 27, 2004 in Venice, Italy.