Salim Akil is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter from Oakland, California.[1] He developed the television series Black Lightning based on a DC comics character of the same name. He is a co-founder of Akil Productions which he founded with his wife Mara Brock Akil.[2]
^Braxton, Greg (August 11, 2012). "Showbiz couple strive to make it 'Sparkle'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^"Salim Akil". BET.com. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
SalimAkil is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter from Oakland, California. He developed the television series Black Lightning...
her husband and collaborator SalimAkil, the creative duo founded production company Akil Productions in 2000. Brock Akil is the only African American...
Insecure and Brothers in Atlanta on HBO. He appeared in the 2018 SalimAkil and Mara Brock Akil television series Love Is, for which he was also in the writers...
Being Mary Jane is an American drama television series created by Mara Brock Akil and starring Gabrielle Union. It debuted January 7, 2014 on BET. The 90-minute-pilot...
Jumping the Broom is a 2011 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by SalimAkil and produced by Tracey E. Edmonds, Elizabeth Hunter, T. D. Jakes, Glendon...
Productions, Akil Productions, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Entertainment. It was ordered in May 2017 and production began that September, with SalimAkil serving...
Lightning is an American superhero television drama series, developed by SalimAkil, that premiered on The CW on January 16, 2018. It is based on the character...
romantic drama series, Love Is created by Mara Brock Akil and SalimAkil. The series is based on the Akils’ relationship, the series told the story of a power...
Mary Jane is an American drama television series, created by Mara Brock Akil and starring Gabrielle Union, that debuted January 7, 2014, on BET. The series...
Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, Geoff Johns, Ali Adler, Phil Klemmer, SalimAkil, and Caroline Dries. Set in a shared fictional multiverse much like the...
by Original air date US viewers (millions) 133 18 "The Game" SalimAkil Mara Brock Akil April 17, 2006 (2006-04-17) 3.54 Joan Clayton (Tracee Ellis Ross)...
Productions, Akil Productions, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Entertainment. It was ordered in January 2019 and production began that July, with SalimAkil once...
the arrangement if Joan gives her approval. 68 24 "The Wedding" SalimAkil Mara Brock Akil May 19, 2003 (2003-05-19) 40338-066 4.73 69 25 40338-067 Joan...
Productions, Akil Productions, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Entertainment. It was ordered in April 2018 and production began that June, with SalimAkil once...
the Broom, a film starring Paula Patton and Laz Alonso and directed by SalimAkil, was released on 6 May 2011. In the 1977 TV miniseries Roots, Kunta Kinte/"Toby"...
Andrew Eastel — Sparkle 2012 Actress executive producer Emma Anderson SalimAkil $24,700,000 Whitney: Can I Be Me 2017 Documentary subject Herself Nick...
developed by Mara Brock Akil and SalimAkil, who also executive produce, along with Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter, for Akil Productions and Berlanti...
season was ordered in January 2020 and production began that October, with SalimAkil once again serving as showrunner. The season continues to follow Jefferson...
returns to work at the salon. 5 5 "The Watermelon Theory" Jeff Woolnough SalimAkil July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) 0105 Teri defends a corporate racist, to the...
the pair had worked together previously in Waiting to Exhale. Director SalimAkil said Bassett's presence quietly makes a big difference. Bassett was featured...
Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved July 6, 2014. Mara Brock Akil & SalimAkil (writers); SalimAkil (director) (May 14, 2007). "When the Chickens Come Home...
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