---
name: "Russell Rothberg"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/russell-rothberg"
fi1m_id: "russell-rothberg"
imdb_id: "nm1160205"
tmdb_id: 2374226
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-01T00:43:17.737882+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Russell Rothberg

## Identity

Russell Rothberg

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/russell-rothberg
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** russell-rothberg
- **IMDb ID:** nm1160205
- **TMDB ID:** 2374226
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1160205/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2374226

Writer and producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Active:** 2021–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 writing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Gwyneth Horder-Payton](https://film.one/person/gwyneth-horder-payton.md), [Nikki Toscano](https://film.one/person/nikki-toscano.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1160205/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2374226

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Long Bright River*](https://film.one/tv/long-bright-river.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Russell Rothberg is a television writer and producer. He began his career as a writer's assistant on the series *Legacy* (1999), for which he also received a writing credit.

Rothberg has written episodes of *Knightfall* (2019), *The Offer* (2022) and *American Gigolo* (2022). He wrote one episode of the miniseries *Long Bright River* (2025). He has frequently collaborated with Nikki Toscano as a writer and executive producer on *The Offer* and *Long Bright River*.

Earlier in his career, Rothberg held executive positions in drama development at Fox Broadcasting, NBC and Universal Television, where he oversaw series including *House*, *Bates Motel* and *Chicago Fire*.

*Sources: imdb.com, screenrant.com, scriptmag.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these

- *Long Bright River* (2025), Fi1m 58, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/long-bright-river.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Foundation* (2021), Fi1m 61, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/foundation.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Long Bright River* (2025), series, Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/long-bright-river.md)
- *American Gigolo* (2022), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *The Offer* (2022), series, Writer
- *Foundation* (2021), series, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/foundation.md)
- *Petit Rat* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Knightfall* (2017), series, Writer
- *Legacy* (1998), series, Writer

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