BROOKS WACHTEL
Writer, Producer
Brooks Wachtel is an Emmy winning writer who spent his youth as a “Navy Brat” traveling the world.
He co-created, executive produced, and co-wrote many episodes of the hit series DogFights for the History Channel. He also wrote and produced many History Channel documentaries, including episodes of Defending America: National Guard and The Coast Guard. Additionally, he has written The Great Ships, Search and Rescue, The Royal Navy and Fly Past, which won the coveted Cine Golden Eagle Award. Wachtel co-wrote and co-produced Silver Tsunami, an award-winning independent theatrical documentary.
In addition to documentaries, Wachtel has written over 100 episodes of dramatic television - with shows as diverse as Fox’s live-action Young Hercules with Ryan Gosling, to animated hits like PBS’ Liberty’s Kids,Tutenstein, Heavy Gear, Spider-Man, X-Men, Robo-Cop, Beast Machines: Transformers, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Rainbow Fish. His script for Tutenstein won an Emmy Award.
Lady Sherlock: Circle of the Smiling Dead, his first novel, is the basis for the movie of the same name and chronicles the adventures of LADY NATASHA (TASHA) DORRINGTON, an emancipated and brilliant detective in 1906 London. The sequel is in the works.
Writer, Producer
Brooks Wachtel is an Emmy winning writer who spent his youth as a “Navy Brat” traveling the world.
He co-created, executive produced, and co-wrote many episodes of the hit series DogFights for the History Channel. He also wrote and produced many History Channel documentaries, including episodes of Defending America: National Guard and The Coast Guard. Additionally, he has written The Great Ships, Search and Rescue, The Royal Navy and Fly Past, which won the coveted Cine Golden Eagle Award. Wachtel co-wrote and co-produced Silver Tsunami, an award-winning independent theatrical documentary.
In addition to documentaries, Wachtel has written over 100 episodes of dramatic television - with shows as diverse as Fox’s live-action Young Hercules with Ryan Gosling, to animated hits like PBS’ Liberty’s Kids,Tutenstein, Heavy Gear, Spider-Man, X-Men, Robo-Cop, Beast Machines: Transformers, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Rainbow Fish. His script for Tutenstein won an Emmy Award.
Lady Sherlock: Circle of the Smiling Dead, his first novel, is the basis for the movie of the same name and chronicles the adventures of LADY NATASHA (TASHA) DORRINGTON, an emancipated and brilliant detective in 1906 London. The sequel is in the works.