Salim Akil

Producer, Director, Writer

Primary photo for Salim Akil

Contacts

Become a member to see Salim Akil's contact information.

Salim Akil

Producer, Director, Writer

There was an issue loading this tab.

Credits
21 titles

Projects in Development (3 titles)	Budget
Abandonment Issues Director Director See fewer
Counterfeit Son Director Director See fewer
Unt. Mitchell Jackson Project (TV Series) - Writer Writer See fewer

Past Film & Video (3 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Sparkle (2012) Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer	$14MM	$12MM	$24MM	$25MM
Jumping the Broom (2011) Director, Co-Producer Director, Co-Producer See fewer	$6.6MM	$15MM	$37MM	$38MM
Drylongso (1998) Mr. Yamada, Writer Mr. Yamada, Writer See fewer		$5K	$16K	$16K

Past Television (9 titles)	Episodes
First Kill (2022) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2022) Director (1 episode, 2022) See fewer First Betrayal (Jun 10, 2022) Season 1, Episode 8 - Director Director See fewer	1
The Game (2021–2022) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2021) Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2021) See fewer Reshuffling the Deck (Jan 6, 2022) Season 1, Episode 10 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	10
Black Lightning (2018–2021) (TV Series) - Writer (developed by) (58 episodes, 2018), Executive Producer (58 episodes, 2018), Producer (52 episodes, 2018), Director (12 episodes, 2018), Writer (written by) (5 episodes, 2018), Writer (teleplay by) (1 episode, 2018) Writer (developed by) (58 episodes, 2018), Executive Producer (58 episodes, 2018), Producer (52 episodes, 2018), Director (12 episodes, 2018), Writer (written by) (5 episodes, 2018), Writer (teleplay by) (1 episode, 2018) See fewer The Book of Resurrection: Chapter Two: Closure (May 24, 2021) Season 4, Episode 13 - Director, Executive Producer (showrunner), Writer (developed by) Director, Executive Producer (showrunner), Writer (developed by) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	58
Being Mary Jane (2013–2019) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (52 episodes, 2013), Director (17 episodes, 2013) Executive Producer (52 episodes, 2013), Director (17 episodes, 2013) See fewer Becoming Pauletta (Apr 23, 2019) Season 5, Episode 1 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	52
Love Is_ (2018) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2018) Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2018) See fewer Love Is Engagement (Aug 21, 2018) Season 1, Episode 10 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	10
The Game (2006–2015) (TV Series) - Director (71 episodes, 2006), Executive Producer (32 episodes, 2011), Producer (4 episodes, 2008), Writer (written by) (3 episodes, 2011), Writer (2 episodes, 2007) Director (71 episodes, 2006), Executive Producer (32 episodes, 2011), Producer (4 episodes, 2008), Writer (written by) (3 episodes, 2011), Writer (2 episodes, 2007) See fewer Pow Pow Pow!! (Aug 5, 2015) Season 9, Episode 10 - Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	90
The Start Up (2013) (TV Movie) - Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer
Girlfriends (2003–2007) (TV Series) - Director (14 episodes, 2003) Director (14 episodes, 2003) See fewer It's Been Determined (May 7, 2007) Season 7, Episode 22 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	14
Soul Food (2000–2004) (TV Series) - Director (8 episodes, 2002), Writer (7 episodes, 2000), Writer (7 episodes, 2001), Producer (2 episodes, 2002), Writer (written by) (1 episode, 2002) Director (8 episodes, 2002), Writer (7 episodes, 2000), Writer (7 episodes, 2001), Producer (2 episodes, 2002), Writer (written by) (1 episode, 2002) See fewer Don't Think This Hasn't Been Fabulous (May 26, 2004) Season 5, Episode 14 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	21

Self (5 titles)
Touré Show (2021) (Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2021) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Salim Akil-I Make TV (May 7, 2021) Season 1, Episode 242 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Black Lightning: Whale of a Villain (2020) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter (2018) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2018) Self (1 episode, 2018) See fewer Genre (Jul 22, 2018) Season 4, Episode 5 - Self Self See fewer
The New Release Wednesday Show (2018) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2018) Self (1 episode, 2018) See fewer NRW Interview: Mara Brock Akil & Salim Akil (DC in DC 2018) (Jan 20, 2018) Self Self See fewer
Strokes of Genius (2015) Self Self See fewer

Archive Footage (1 title)
See It Loud: The History of Black Television (2023) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2023) Self (1 episode, 2023) See fewer Galaxies Beyond (Aug 6, 2023) Season 1, Episode 5 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

There was an issue loading this tab.

There was an issue loading this tab.

There was an issue loading this tab.

There was an issue loading this tab.

There was an issue loading this tab.

There was an issue loading this tab.

There was an issue loading this tab.

There was an issue loading this tab.