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That same year, he founded Akil Productions, then known as Happy Camper Productions, with his wife Mara Brock Akil. [6] Mara later created the show Girlfriends, which premiered in 2000 on UPN, with Salim directing several episodes. The show's spin-off The Game premiered in 2006 on The CW, with Salim serving as an executive producer. [7]
He later worked again with Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil on Black Lightning. [4] He appeared in the 2020 film Charm City Kings. In 2021, he could be seen with Kevin Hart, Wesley Snipes, and Billy Zane in Netflix comedy thriller True Story. [1] For that role, he earned an NAACP Image Awards nomination. [5] He appeared in Lovecraft Country.
Mara Brock Akil (born May 27, 1970) is an American television producer, screenwriter and director. She became the youngest African American female showrunner when she created the sitcom Girlfriends (2000–2008), airing on UPN and The CW, and the first African American female showrunner to have two series concurrently on broadcast network television when she created its spin-off The Game (2006 ...
EXCLUSIVE: Less than a day after a very specific and deeply detailed domestic violence lawsuit against Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil emerged, Warner Bros TV has started an investigation on ...
Black Lightning executive producer ">Salim Akil</a> has been accused of repeated "non-consensual assault and battery" by a woman who says she was the married man's lover for over a decade.
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Love Is (stylized as Love Is ___) is an American drama television series created and produced by Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. Based on the Akils’ real-life relationship, the series follows a modern-day power couple in Black Hollywood balancing successful careers and family over three decades.
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from tonight’s series finale of The CW’s Black Lightning. On Monday, Black Lightning came to the end of its four-season run on the CW ...