Malcolm Spellman

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Malcolm Spellman
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • producer
Years active2010–present
Notable work
Spouse Nichelle Tramble Spellman
Father A. B. Spellman

Malcolm Spellman is an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on Empire (2015) and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021).

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Career

In March 2010, Spellman started his career by writing the screenplay for the film Our Family Wedding (2010). [1] In February 2015, Spellman began writing for television by scripting several episodes of the television series Empire (2015). [2] In October 2015, Spellman and Carlito Rodriguez were hired by Warner Bros. to write the script for a Sylvia Robinson film biopic. [3] In October 2018, it was announced that Warner Bros. was still moving forward with the film and Spellman and Rodriguez had been joined by Tracy Oliver in completing the script. [4] In July 2017, Spellman was producing the HBO series Confederate . [5] [6] [7] [8]

In December 2019, he served as a producer on the Apple TV+ series Truth Be Told (2019). [9] In February 2021, Spellman served as an executive producer on the FX series Hip Hop Uncovered (2021). [10] In March 2021, he gained notability from serving as showrunner on the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). [11] [12] In December 2021, he served as writer and executive producer on the 2022 revival series Bel-Air . [13] He co-wrote Captain America: Brave New World in the MCU, with Dalan Musson and Matthew Orton. [14] In October 2022, it was revealed that Spellman would write the upcoming film King Spawn alongside Scott Silver and Matthew Mixon. [15] [16]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleCredited asNotes / Ref(s)
Writer Producer
2010 Our Family Wedding YesNo [1]
2019His, Hers and the TruthNoCo-producer [17]
2025 Captain America: Brave New World YesNoPost-production

Television

YearTitleCredited asNotes / Ref(s)
Writer Producer
2015–17 Empire YesYesEpisodes: "Dangerous Bonds", "My Bad Parts", "More Than Kin", "Light in Darkness", "What We May Be", "Play On", and "Absent Child" [18]
2019–20 Truth Be Told NoYes [9]
2021 Hip Hop Uncovered NoExecutive [10]
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier YesExecutiveEpisodes: "New World Order" and "One World, One People"
2022–present Bel-Air YesExecutiveEpisodes: "Dreams and Nightmares" and "Can't Knock The Hustle" [13]

Accolades

For his work on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, he was nominated at the Black Reel Awards of 2021 and the 53rd NAACP Image Awards for "Outstanding Writing, Drama Series" and "Outstanding Drama Series" for the former and "Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series" for the latter. [19] [20] For his work on Bel-Air, he was nominated at the Black Reel Awards of 2022 for "Outstanding Writing, Drama Series". [21]

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