Malcolm Spellman

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Malcolm Spellman
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • producer
Years active2010–present
Notable work
SpouseNichelle Tramble Spellman
FatherA. B. Spellman

Malcolm Spellman is an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on Empire (2015), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), and Captain America: Brave New World (2025).

Career

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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

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Year Title Credited as Notes / Ref(s)
Writer Producer
2010 Our Family Wedding Yes No [1]
2019 His, Hers and the Truth No Co-producer [17]
2025 Captain America: Brave New World Yes No Also story writer

Television

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Year Title Credited as Notes / Ref(s)
Writer Executive
producer
Creator
2015–17 Empire Yes Co-executive No Episodes: "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 No Consulting No [9]
2021 Hip Hop Uncovered No Yes No [10]
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Yes Yes Yes Episodes: "New World Order" and "One World, One People"
2022–23 Bel-Air Yes Yes Developer Episodes: "Dreams and Nightmares" and "Can't Knock The Hustle"[13]

Accolades

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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]

References

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