Emmy, WGA, and PGA award nominated creator, showrunner, writer, and executive producer Monica Beletsky has become known in the entertainment industry through the dynamic characters and projects she has helped bring to life. Beletsky has worked on over 140 episodes of ensemble dramas, with three series landing on various critics “Best Television” lists.

Beletsky was the creator, showrunner, and executive producer for the Apple TV+ limited true crime/drama series “Manhunt.

” “Manhunt, a seven part limited true crime/drama series, portrays the investigation of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The series follows Lincoln’s war secretary and friend Edwin Stanton, played by Emmy Award-winning actor Tobias Menzies (“The Crown”), who was driven by his quest to catch assassin John Wilkes Booth and to carry out Lincoln’s legacy. The series also stars Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison, Matt Walsh, Brandon Flynn, Hamish Linklater, and Patton Oswalt. Beletsky set out to tell the investigation with a compelling range of characters from a conspiracy and true crime perspective, breathing new life into the Lincoln assassination story. “Manhunt” made its global debut on Apple TV+ in 2024 and was chosen by The Hollywood Reporter and USA Today on their best TV of 2024 lists. manhunt was also chosen by The New York Times “What to Watch This Weekend” and was featured in The New Yorker, the LA Times, and Vanity Fair.

Aside from “Manhunt,” Beletsky is well known in the industry for her roles as writer/producer on the third season of the Emmy Award nominated FX series “Fargo.

” The series received multiple nominations during its third season including 16 Primetime Emmy Award nominations. As the only woman writer/producer nominated in her category at the time, Beletsky received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Limited Series for a Limited Series or a Movie with her collegeagues. She also went on to receive a Writers’ Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Long Form, Golden Globe and PGA Award nomination for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television for her time on the series. Additional notable credits for Beletsky include serving on the staff for NBC’s fan favorite series “Parenthood” for the first four seasons. She landed her first Writers’ Guild Awards nomination for Outstanding Drama Series for her work on NBC’s critically acclaimed drama series, “Friday Night Lights.

” Beletsky worked on FNL for two seasons including the final season which went on to land multiple Emmy Award-nominations and wins.

From 2019 to 2022, Beletsky was on an overall deal at Apple TV+ where her development led to the creation of “Manhunt.

” Beletsky has also developed studio features and pilots for FX, Amazon, HBO Films and TriStar. Additional writer/producer television credit also includes Peabody Award winning series, “The Leftovers” (S1-S2, HBO).

Beletsky is an annual mentor for The Black List and Women in Film Episodic Writing Lab which focuses on preparing women and writers of underrepresented genders for careers in writing.

Beletsky resides in London after receiving a UK Global Talent Visa and has two sons. She is repped by 42 and Ziffren Law.

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