About Russell Rothberg

Russell’s career has been that of a hyphenate, working both on the writing/producing side as well as serving as a development executive for various studios and networks. He most recently served as Co-Executive Producer on Isaac Asimov’s FOUNDATION for Apple +. Prior to this, he served as Co-Executive Producer on Season 2 of KNIGHTFALL for History Channel.

Prior to switching back to his roots in writing, Russell served as Executive Vice President, Drama Development at Universal Television, where he headed the studio’s drama development department. Among the drama series that Rothberg developed were “Bates Motel” (starring Emmy-nominated Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore) for A&E, “The Path” (starring Emmy-winner Aaron Paul) for Hulu, as well as “Chicago Fire” and “Shades of Blue” (starring Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta) for NBC.  In addition, he developed “Emerald City”, “Midnight, Texas” and “Gypsy” (starring Naomi Watts) for Netflix.

In 2009, Rothberg joined NBC and Universal Media Studios as Senior Vice President, Drama Programming until he was selected to help restart Universal Television in 2011.

From 2003-2007, Rothberg served as Vice President of Current Programming for Fox Broadcasting Company where he oversaw such series as “House,” “Bones,” “American Dad” and “The Sarah Connor Chronicles.”   He also provided show coverage for three seasons of “24,” including its Emmy Award-winning season when it was named Outstanding Drama Series.