He was brilliantly creative with a deep intellectual curiosity, and his loyalty and friendship touched many.

Coto created and ran the 2020 seriesNeXtfor Fox and created ShowtimesOdyssey 5, starring Peter Weller.

It lasted one season on Fox.

Manny Coto dead ‘24’ Emmy winner

Manny CotoCourtesy

Coto relocated to Los Angeles in 1983, where he began working in commercials.

He also directedZenon: The Zequelfor Disney Channel.

It told the story of a bomb squad officer in pursuit of a cyborg equipped with a nuclear weapon.

Manny Coto remembrance by Brian Helgeland

Helgeland went on to win an Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Curtis HansonsL.A.