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Antonio Negret

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Antonio Negret
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Antonio Negret is an international filmmaker, fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. He is a Summa Cum Laude graduate from the USC School of Cinema Television, with a minor from the USC School of Theatre where he was the recipient of multiple scholarships.

Negret directed 'Overdrive,' starring Ana de Armas and Scott Eastwood, and distributed by Paramount. He is also an in-demand Television director, at the helm of multiple TV shows across various platforms, including 'Hightown,' 'Just Beyond,' 'Lethal Weapon,' 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,' 'Prodigal Son,' 'LA's Finest,' 'Arrow,' 'Magnum P.I.,' 'Riverdale,' and many more.

Previously, Negret directed the action film 'Transit,' starring Jim Caviezel, executive produced by Joel Silver, and released by Warner Brothers. Negret also directed the supernatural thriller 'Seconds Apart', released by Lionsgate and named in various 'best horror' lists of that year.

His first feature, "Towards Darkness," premiered in competition at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival. It starred Emmy and Golden Globe winning actress America Ferrera. It was picked up for distribution by Peace Arch Entertainment and MGM. Subsequently, Negret's talent was recognized by The Hollywood Reporter as part of their 'Top 10 Latino Directors to watch'.

Negret has lived and worked in Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, England, and the United States. He continues to pursue challenging and entertaining filmmaking.
BornFebruary 13, 1982
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BornFebruary 13, 1982
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
    The Lincoln Lawyer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    Shaman (2025)
    Shaman
    • Director
    • 2025
    Kiernan Shipka in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
    Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    Ana de Armas, Scott Eastwood, and Freddie Thorp in Overdrive (2017)
    Overdrive
    5.4
    • Director
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Director



    • Shaman
      • Director
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Shadow
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez in Alert: Missing Persons Unit (2023)
      Alert: Missing Persons Unit
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
      The Lincoln Lawyer
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023–2024
    • Seek and Hide (2024)
      Seek and Hide
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Jordan Rodrigues, Lisette Olivera, Jake Austin Walker, Zuri Reed, and Antonio Cipriano in National Treasure: Edge of History (2022)
      National Treasure: Edge of History
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Billy Burke, Diane Farr, Jules Latimer, Kevin Alejandro, Max Thieriot, Jordan Calloway, and Stephanie Arcila in Fire Country (2022)
      Fire Country
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • CSI: Vegas (2021)
      CSI: Vegas
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Nathan Parsons, Amber Midthunder, Michael Trevino, Heather Hemmens, Tyler Blackburn, Jeanine Mason, Michael Vlamis, and Lily Cowles in Roswell, New Mexico (2019)
      Roswell, New Mexico
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Riverdale (2017)
      Riverdale
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020–2022
    • Hightown (2020)
      Hightown
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Jay Hernandez and Perdita Weeks in Magnum P.I. (2018)
      Magnum P.I.
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018–2021
    • Mckenna Grace in Just Beyond (2021)
      Just Beyond
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Michael Sheen and Tom Payne in Prodigal Son (2019)
      Prodigal Son
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2021
    • Kiernan Shipka in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
      Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2020
    • Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union in L.A.'s Finest (2019)
      L.A.'s Finest
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2020
    • Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Meaghan Rath, Ian Anthony Dale, Alex O'Loughlin, and Beulah Koale in Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
      Hawaii Five-0
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2020

    Producer



    • Shaman
      • producer
      • Completed
      • 2025



    • Merger (2022)
      Merger
      7.3
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Towards Darkness (2007)
      Towards Darkness
      5.5
      • co-producer
      • 2007
    • Not So Foreign Filmmakers Showcase (2005)
      Not So Foreign Filmmakers Showcase
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2006

    Writer



    • Shadow
      • Writer
      • Pre-production



    • Seek and Hide (2024)
      Seek and Hide
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Towards Darkness (2007)
      Towards Darkness
      5.5
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Not So Foreign Filmmakers Showcase (2005)
      Not So Foreign Filmmakers Showcase
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Darkness Minus Twelve (2004)
      Darkness Minus Twelve
      8.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2004

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    Overdrive Teaser
    Demo Reel 0:29
    Overdrive Teaser
    Seconds Apart
    Trailer 2:24
    Seconds Apart
    Seconds Apart
    Trailer 2:24
    Seconds Apart
    Towards Darkness
    Trailer 1:44
    Towards Darkness

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • February 13, 1982
      • Bogota, Colombia
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      Included by the Hollywood Reporter among the 'Top Ten Latino Directors to Watch' in 2008.

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