Cheo Hodari Coker

Cheo Hodari Coker is an American former music journalist turned television writer and producer known for such television series as Luke Cage, NCIS: Los Angeles, Southland and Ray Donovan. Coker also wrote the screenplay for the 2009 biographical film Notorious, based on the life and death of The Notorious B.I.G. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cheo Hodari Coker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Behind the Music

An intimate look into the personal lives of pop music's greatest and most influential artists.

Release Date1997-08-17

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Episode Count1

Vote Count14

Geeking Out

A 30-minute talk show that takes a timely look at pop culture through a fanboy lens and features celebrity interviews, discussion and out-of-the-studio segments.

Release Date2016-07-24

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count10

Ray Donovan

Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.

Release Date2013-06-30

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count825

Marvel's Luke Cage

Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.

Release Date2016-09-30

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count4

Vote Count1974

Creed II

Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis Creed is up against the challenge of his life.

Release Date2018-11-21

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count5757

Almost Human

The year is 2048. By mandate, every cop must partner with a robot. Detective John Kennex returns to work after waking up from a 17-month coma. As he adjusts to working with his new partner, Dorian, a discontinued android with unexpected emotional responses, John also must learn to get along with his new colleagues.

Release Date2013-11-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count549

Notorious

"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time: The Notorious B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream."

Release Date2009-01-16

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count783

Lowriders

A young street artist in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother and his need for self-expression.

Release Date2017-04-28

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count123

Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS. That’s the Weight of the World)

Examines the legacy, cultural impact, and body of work of American R&B/punk/jazz/soul/disco band Earth, Wind & Fire, and will feature exclusive access to the band’s archives of visual, audio, and written material, as well as the support of the estate of Maurice White and the band.

Release Date2026-06-03

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Forty Acres

A Civil Rights attorney must fight for survival when he’s invited to join an elite black organization with a mind-blowing secret

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

With his signature gospel sound on the Hammond B3, Billy Preston doublehandedly elevated the greatest artists of his time – from the Beatles to the Rolling Stones, from Aretha Franklin to Eric Clapton, from Ray Charles to Barbra Streisand to Sly and the Family Stone. In our film, we explore Billy's career and influence on generations of musicians, as he scored several number one hits of his own and became one of the most sought-after musicians in the world. He did all of this as a soul divided -- by his deep roots in the church, in constant conflict with his identity as a gay Black man, searching for a family of his own that would accept him for who he was.

Release Date2026-02-20

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count1

Caves of Steel

Elijah Baley, a New York City detective, is reluctantly partnered with R. Daneel Olivaw, a humanoid robot, to solve the high-profile murder of a “Spacer” scientist. As Baley navigates the investigation, tensions arise between Earth’s overcrowded, robot-wary society and the more advanced Spacer civilizations, which embrace robotic integration.

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay