Nichelle D. Tramble Spellman (born February 11, 1967) is an American television producer and writer.[2]
Nichelle Tramble Spellman | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 11, 1967[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Nichelle D. Tramble |
| Occupation(s) | Television writer and producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse | Malcolm Spellman |
Career
editIn 2017, Spellman, and her husband, Malcolm Spellman, began to co-produce and co-write an alternate history television series for HBO, called Confederate, set in a present day America where slavery remained legal.[2] The pair found themselves called upon to explain how African-American producers could be involved in a show focused around slavery.[3]
She has worked as a writer or producer on The Good Wife, Justified, Mercy, Harper's Island and Women's Murder Club.[4][5]
Nichelle Tramble Spellman is the creator and showrunner of the Apple TV+ drama series Truth Be Told, starring Octavia Spencer, Aaron Paul, Lizzy Caplan, Elizabeth Perkins, Ron Cephas Jones, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Beach, Tracie Thoms, and Annabella Sciorra.[6] The limited series is inspired by the 2017 novel Are You Sleeping.
Truth Be Told debuted on Apple TV+ on December 6, 2019. In February 2020, Spellman won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series for "Monster", the first episode of the series.[7]
Spellman is also the author of the novels The Dying Ground and The Last King, published by Random House/Ballantine.[5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Producer | |||
| 2007–08 | Women's Murder Club | Yes | No | Wrote: "No Opportunity Necessary" and teleplay: "Never Tell" |
| 2009 | Harper's Island | Yes | No | Episode: "Seep" |
| 2010 | Mercy | Yes | No | Episodes: "I Saw This Pig and I Thought of You" and "There is No Superwoman" |
| 2012 | Justified | Yes | No | Story and teleplay: "When the Guns Come Out", also executive story editor |
| 2012–16 | The Good Wife | Yes | Yes | Wrote 5 episodes Also co-producer, supervising, co-executive, and consulting producer |
| 2019–21 | Truth Be Told | Yes | Executive | Creator, wrote 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Snowfall | No | Yes | Consulting producer |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Spur Awards | Spur Award for Best Drama Script (Fiction) | Justified | Nominated | [8] |
| 2014 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Drama Series | The Good Wife | Nominated | [9] |
| 2015 | Nominated | [10] | |||
| 2020 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series | Truth Be Told (for "Monster") | Won | [7] |
References
edit- ^ "Nichelle D Tramble, Born 02/11/1967 in California |". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ a b
Eric Deggans (2017-07-27). "Black Producers, HBO Defend Upcoming Series 'Confederate'". National Public Radio. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
All we know is HBO's Confederate will be a TV show set in a modern America where the Confederacy never lost the Civil War and slavery still exists. After days at the center of the controversy, Executive Producer Nichelle Tramble Spellman says the experience has been like getting 'a crash course in crazy.'
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Josef Adalian (2017-07-20). "The Producers of HBO's Confederate Respond to the Backlash and Explain Why They Wanted to Tell This Story". New York magazine. Archived from the original on 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
As the backlash to Confederate began to build on Twitter, Malcolm Spellman — a frequent and vocal presence on Twitter for years, often commenting on political and social-justice issues — quietly began responding to some concerned commenters, assuring them the show would not be about 'whips and plantations.'
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Jessica McBride (2017-07-31). "Malcolm Spellman & Nichelle Tramble Spellman: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
They include: Writer and supervising producer for The Good Wife on CBS/Paramount for four years. Writer and executive story editor for Justified on F/X Network for 10 months. Writer/story editor for Mercy by NBC/Universal for 10 months. Staff writer for Harper's Island, CBS Paramount Studios, for six months. Staff writer on Women's Murder Club for ABC for one year.
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"2019 Austin Film Festival & Conference: Nichelle Tramble Spellman". 2019 Austin Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
Nichelle began her career as a journalist, and is the author of the novels THE DYING GROUND and THE LAST KING published by Random House/Ballantine.
- ^ "Video: "Truth Be Told" - Official Trailer - Apple TV+". The Futon Critic. 2019-10-10.
- ^ a b Schaffstall, Katherine; Howard, Annie (February 22, 2020). "NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year; Just Mercy, Black-ish Among Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ Cowboy, American (March 20, 2013). "Western Writers of America Announces 2013 Spur Awards". American Cowboy. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "WGA Awards 2014: Complete list of winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. January 30, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ McNary, Dave (February 14, 2015). "'Grand Budapest Hotel,' 'True Detective' Top WGA Awards". Vulture. Retrieved August 27, 2021.