Hanelle Culpepper nominated for NAACP Image Award

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Hanelle Culpepper received her third NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for her work on the finale of Netflix’s True Story, ‘Like Cain Did Abel”.

Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Grace Saif join Amazon Studios’ adaptation of Anansi Boys

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Gaiman, Sir Lenny Henry, Douglas Mackinnon, Hanelle M. Culpepper, Hilary Bevan Jones (Endor Productions), and Richard Fee (RED Production Company) are executive producers, with Gaiman and Henry co-writing and Gaiman and Mackinnon serving as co-showrunners. Culpepper will direct the pilot.

True Story’s Kevin Hart, Wesley Snipes on Playing Siblings Who Come to Blows

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…series creator and writer Eric Newman says the heated brawl was a manifestation of escalating tension and frustration. As a result, Newman adds that he, Snipes, Hart, and director Hanelle M. Culpepper did everything they could make the fight look as organic as possible.

True Story Recap: Chapter 1: The King of Comedy

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One scene in particular highlights the single best piece of acting I have ever seen from Kevin Hart. The intensity and conviction of it truly blew me away. Hart showcased that he should be taken seriously as a dramatic actor.

‘True Story’ Review: Wesley Snipes’ powerful performance is the Netflix series’ standout

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The Netflix series, directed by Stephen Williams of ‘Watchmen’ renown and Hanelle Culpepper of ‘Star Trek Picard’ fame, kept us on the edge of our seats with its many unexpected plot twists and turns. If you’re searching for a fun, light-hearted thriller, ‘True Story’ is the one to watch.

‘True Story’ Trailer: Kevin Hart & Wesley Snipes In Netflix Limited Series

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Netflix has released the trailer for True Story, a seven-episode limited series, starring Kevin Hart in his dramatic series debut, and Wesley Snipes, from Narcos and Narcos: Mexico showrunner Eric Newman. Hanelle Culpepper (Star Trek Picard, Kung Fu) will direct the final four episodes.

Neil Gaiman’s ‘Anansi Boys’ Series at Amazon Casts Malachi Kirby in Lead Roles

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Amazon has given “Anansi Boys” series a six-episode order with plans in place to begin shooting in Scotland later this year. Gaiman, Sir Lenny Henry, Douglas Mackinnon, Hanelle M. Culpepper, Hilary Bevan Jones, and Richard Fee serve as executive producers…Culpepper will direct the pilot.

Amazon Studios Teaming With Sterling K. Brown, ‘John Wick’ Creator Derek Kolstad on ‘Coyote Blue’

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The action film will be written by Derek Kolstad, the screenwriter behind “John Wick” and “Nobody,” with “This is Us” Emmy-winner Sterling K. Brown attached to star. Hanelle M. Culpepper (“Star Trek: Picard”) will make her feature directorial debut.

Neil Gaiman Scores Series Order For TV Adaptation Of ‘Anansi Boys’ At Amazon

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Gaiman, who has an overall deal with Amazon Studios, [Lenny] Henry, Douglas Mackinnon, Hanelle M. Culpepper, Hilary Bevan Jones and Richard Fee are executive producers.

Neil Gaiman’s ‘Anansi Boys’ Ordered to Series at Amazon

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“Anansi Boys as a TV series has been a long time coming…we needed a lead director with the craft and vision of Hanelle Culpepper, we needed the creative and technical wizardry of Douglas Mackinnon, and we needed the rest of the amazing talents that nobody knows about yet. We are trying to make a new kind of show with Anansi Boys, and to break ground with it to make something that celebrates and rejoices in diversity both in front of and behind the camera.” – Neil Gaiman, The Hollywood Reporter