Rasheed Newson is a television drama writer, producer and showrunner. He co-developed and launched Bel-Air, which has won three NAACP Image Awards and earned numerous nominations, including three for Outstanding Drama Series. Rasheed has written and produced for The Chi, Narcos, Animal Kingdom, Shooter, The 100,and Lie to Me, among other drama series. Rasheed has also sold pitches to and developed drama series for several networks and streamers, including HBO, Amazon, and CBS. Outside of his screen work, Rasheed authored the novel My Government Means to Kill Me, a Lambda Literary Award finalist for Gay Fiction that was also named one of the the “100 Notable Books of 2022” by the New York Times. His forthcoming novel, There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood, is slated for publication by Flatiron Books in 2026. Rasheed was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a graduate of Georgetown University. He currently lives with his husband and their two children in Pasadena.
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