EXCLUSIVE: After garnering rave reviews for his South London-set Netflix superhero series Supacell and securing a second season order, Andrew “Rapman” Onwubolu has inked a deal to reteam with the streamer as the director of crime biopic The Council.
Written by filmmaker Peter Landesman (Concussion, Parkland), with revisions by Rapman, The Council tells the never-before told story of a crime syndicate consisting of seven African-American men who ruled Harlem in the 1970s and early ’80s, focusing on Nicky Barnes, the crime boss dubbed “Mr. Untouchable” by The New York Times.
Matt Jackson (Children of Blood and Bone, Flowervale Street) will produce for Jackson Pictures, alongside Jason Essex for Anonymous Nobodies, and James Lassiter. Joanne Lee of Jackson Pictures and Landesman will serve as executive producers.
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Onwubolu created, wrote, and directed Supacell, a six-episode series that follows five ordinary Black
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