Cheo Hodari Coker

Writing

Cheo Hodari Coker

Born

1972-12-12 (53)

Known for

Writing

Credits

9 titles

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.

Known for

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

Behind the Music

1997

Geeking Out poster
5.3

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.

Geeking Out

2016

Notorious poster
7.0

"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."

Notorious

2009

Lowriders poster
6.7

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.

Lowriders

2017

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It poster
10.0

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.

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

2026

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

Forty Acres

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Series credits

Behind the camera

Notorious poster
7.0

"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."

Notorious

2009

Lowriders poster
6.7

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.

Lowriders

2017

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It poster
10.0

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.

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

2026

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It poster
10.0

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.

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

2026

No artwork available
NR

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

Forty Acres

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No artwork available
NR

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

Forty Acres

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No artwork available
NR

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.

Caves of Steel

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