During Our Conversation With Acclaimed And Accomplished Author / Writer / Executive Producer Rodney Barnes, We Asked About His Journey Into The Industry, Becoming A Graphic Novel Author And Comic Book Writer, To Landing The Role Of Screenwriter And Executive Producer Of The 2 Season Hit Series "Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty" On Max.

Veteran award-winning screenwriter and producer Rodney Barnes has established himself as a Hollywood mainstay, with his vibrant, emphatic voice and producing expertise securing him an overall deal with HBO in September 2020. From Adult Swim’s The Boondocks to Hulu’s Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Barnes has displayed versatility across a variety of genres in the industry’s largest and most influential programs.

Barnes is currently executive producer for HBO’s Showtime series, which chronicles the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Showtime Lakers during the team’s wild and fast-paced golden years, and showrunner/writer/creator of Things That Make White People Uncomfortable, a TV show based on Michael Bennett’s book of the same name in development with John Wells at HBO Max. The second arc of his critically acclaimed graphic novel Killadelphia was released in August 2020, with a television show in development at Levantine TV, has been tapped to pen a creative feature for New Regency with Jordan Vogt-Roberts attached to direct, and is writing a miniseries based on the life of golf great Tiger Woods. As well, he has signed a two-year overall agreement to write, direct, and produce original content for HBO. He has also formed Zombie Love Studios, a graphic novel production studio that will both adapt and create original graphic novels published through Amazing Comics Publishing, Barnes’s publishing company. Currently, he writes Killadelphia for Image Comics and is scheduled to release three new titles through Image Comics in the Spring of 2021.