LaToya Morgan

LaToya Morgan is an American writer and producer. She held two multi-year deals with AMC and was a writer for Parenthood, Shameless, and Complications, and both writer and co-executive producer for Into the Badlands and Turn: Washington's Spies. She signed an overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group in 2020.[1][2]

LaToya Morgan
Born
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationAFI Conservatory (MFA)
Occupation(s)Writer, producer

Career

Television

Morgan began her screenwriting career as a participant in a Warner Bros. Television Group writer's workshop.[3] Her first screenwriting job was for Showtime's Shameless.[3] She went on to write for Complications, Parenthood, and Turn: Washington's Spies.

Morgan signed her first of two overall deals with AMC in 2016, the last of which expired in 2020.[3][4] She had multiple requests from other employers before signing with AMC.[5] She was a co-producer for an adaptation of The Age of Miracles produced by AMC Studios for HBO Max.[3] She was also a writer and co-executive producer for Into the Badlands and wrote for The Walking Dead.[3][6] She collaborated with J.J. Abrams to develop a crime drama, Duster, that HBO Max ordered in 2020.[3]

She oversaw AMC's inclusion initiative designed to create pathways for "diverse" emerging writers.[7][1] Through the initiative she developed two projects, Farmhand and Of Two Minds.[7]

In July 2020 signed an overall deal with Warner Brothers Television Group, said to be in the seven figures, through her production company TinkerToys Productions.[3] That year, Morgan and Sue-Ellen Chitunya won the Telling Our Stories short film competition hosted by WrapWomen and Starz for their film Team Marilyn.[2]

Morgan will write the screenplay for the upcoming Night of the Living Dead reboot film, to be directed by Nikyatu Jusu.[8]

Other work

In April 2019 she created the hashtag #WGAStaffingBoost to help connect WGA writers seeking work amid the union's dispute with the Association of Talent Agents (ATA).[9]

Morgan's debut graphic novel, Dark Blood, is scheduled for release in fall 2021 by Boom! Studios.[3]

Personal life

Morgan was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where she currently resides.[10][11] She received her MFA in screenwriting from the American Film Institute Conservatory in 2005.[12]

Accolades

Filmography
Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes Ref.
2012 Shameless No Yes No [3]
2012–2013 Parenthood No Yes No [3]
2013 American Horror Story: The Orderly No Yes No [15]
2014–2017 Turn: Washington's Spies No Yes Yes Co-executive producer [4]
2015 Complications No Yes No [3]
2015 Cobalt 60 No Yes Yes Short film
2017–2018 Into the Badlands No Yes Yes Co-executive producer [6]
2019 Team Marilyn Yes Yes Yes Short film; executive producer [2]
2019–2021 The Walking Dead No Yes Yes Consulting producer [6]
2024 Duster No Yes Yes Executive producer [3]

References
  1. Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (2018-06-21). "LaToya Morgan Re-Ups Overall Deal With AMC, Will Oversee Inclusion Initiative". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  2. ""Team Marilyn" Wins Telling Our Stories Film Competition 2020". TheWrap. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (2020-07-01). "Writer LaToya Morgan Inks Overall Deal With Warner Bros. Television Group, Launches Production Company". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (2016-06-28). "Writer LaToya Morgan Inks Overall Deal With AMC, Joins 'Into The Badlands'". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  5. Buckley, Cara (2018-09-02). "As TV Seeks Diverse Writing Ranks, Rising Demand Meets Short Supply (Published 2018)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  6. Andreeva, Denise Petski,Nellie; Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (2018-06-21). "LaToya Morgan Re-Ups Overall Deal With AMC, Will Oversee Inclusion Initiative". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-02-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Sippell, Margeaux (2019-07-25). "AMC, LaToya Morgan's Scripted Inclusion Initiative Sets First 2 Projects". TheWrap. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  8. Fleming, Mike Jr. (26 October 2022). "Hot AFM Package For Buyers To Gnaw: 'Night Of The Living Dead' Sequel From Village Roadshow, Vertigo, Westbrook & George Romero's Sanibel, With 'Nanny's Nikyatu Jusu Helming 'Walking Dead's LaToya Morgan Script". Deadline. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  9. Mason, Heather (2019-04-15). "#WGAStaffingBoost creator LaToya Morgan talks the importance of supporting writers". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  10. Gardner, Chris (2020-11-13). "Screenwriter LaToya Morgan to be Honored at Film2Future Benefit". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  11. "Inside LaToya Morgan's Sherman Oaks House". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  12. "AFI CONSERVATORY CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH STELLAR ALUMNI TURNOUT AT GREYSTONE MANSION". American Film Institute. 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  13. Waxler, Caroline. ""Turn" Writer LaToya Morgan On Why Soap Operas Should Be Getting More Love". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  14. "NAACP | NAACP Image Award Nominations Announced". NAACP. 2016-12-13. Archived from the original on 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  15. Horne, Karama (7 September 2021). "Indie Comics Spotlight: LaToya Morgan's 'Dark Blood' explores the Jim Crow South with superpowers". Syfy. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
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