P. Frank Williams
Showrunner · Executive Producer · Writer — Premium Factual & Nonfiction Television
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8-time NAACP Image Award and Emmy-winning Showrunner and Executive Producer with 25+ years building premium factual and nonfiction content across documentary and episodic television. Proven originator and maker — writes series bibles, conducts field interviews personally, and owns production from pitch through final delivery. Track record spans network true crime, cultural documentary, and biography formats for Hulu, BET, OWN/Discovery, WEtv, and Tubi, including a multimillion-dollar theatrical-caliber documentary and a current self-originated pilot in production.
Experience
Showrunner / Executive Producer / Director / Writer at American Public Media / BBC (2024-12 – 2026-06)
- Showrunner and EP of a 10-part digital/audio series (APM, BBC News World Service, YouTube, Spotify); owned the project from RFP and concept through scripting, production, and final delivery.
- Series budget: $100,000 per 10-episode season.
Developer / Director / Executive Producer at Independent (2026-01 – Present)
The Business of Hip Hop — starring Paris & MC Lyte
- Currently developing, directing, and shooting a premium one-hour series pilot profiling the business empires of Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Queen Latifah, Ghazi, and Marshawn Lynch.
- Self-originated project leveraging own industry access and prior producing relationships; sits at the intersection of culture, commerce, and legacy.
Showrunner / Executive Producer / Writer at Revolt (2024-08 – 2024-12)
Flagrant Foul with Mara S. Campo — pilot
- Directed an investigative true-crime pilot on urban sports crimes, leading a 15+ person team across multi-location shoots nationwide.
- Owned production scheduling, network relations, and editorial oversight through delivery.
Showrunner / Executive Producer / Writer at Tubi (2023-10 – 2024-05)
Killing Hip Hop with Angela Yee
- Built the series structure and bible with the network; directed a 20+ person crew across four episodes, including shoots with Young Thug and Lil Peep.
- Supervised post-production (color, sound, delivery) to network technical and narrative standards.
Director / Executive Producer / Writer at Hulu (2022-07 – 2024-03)
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
- Co-developed and pitched a $2.3M documentary; wrote the series bible and led a 25+ person crew from field production through final delivery.
- Directed key sequences and field interviews, including Jermaine Dupri, Luke Campbell, and former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed; secured all shoot locations.
Co-Executive Producer / Writer at Critical Content (2018-06 – 2022-10)
Who Shot Biggie & Tupac (FOX), Copwatch America (BET)
- Built series structure and bible for both projects; directed eight episodes of Copwatch America with a 15+ person team, from field to post.
Showrunner / Executive Producer at WEtv / ALLBLK (2022-01 – 2022-08)
Hip Hop Homicides with Van Lathan
- Co-created the series with 50 Cent and Mona Scott; directed field interviews and ran weekly production meetings through delivery of eight episodes.
Showrunner / Executive Producer at OWN / Discovery (2021-06 – 2022-02)
Profiled: The Black Man
- Co-created series structure with EP Tina Knowles and the network; directed field interviews and oversaw post-production delivery.
Interviewer / Producer at BET (2008-01 – 2011-12)
BET Honors — Business Leader Profiles
- Produced and conducted short-form profile packages on business figures including restaurateur B. Smith, NBA champion and business mogul Magic Johnson, and Time Warner Chairman Dick Parsons.
Supervising Producer / Writer at TV One (2009-08 – 2019-08)
Unsung & Unsung Hollywood — 7 Image Awards
- Created episode outlines and directed field interviews across numerous seasons with subjects including Too $hort, Gil Scott-Heron, Sheila E., and Whodini.
- Consistently built out each subject's business story and career arc alongside their artistic biography.
Producer / Writer at BET (2007-01 – 2008-12)
American Gangster: Trap Queens
- Directed field interviews with subjects including Monster Kody and Mutulu Shakur; oversaw post-production and delivery across multiple seasons.
Producer / Writer at BET (2017-01 – 2017-12)
American Gangster: Trap Queens
- Directed field interviews with subjects including Monster Kody and Mutulu Shakur; oversaw post-production and delivery across multiple seasons.
Instructor at Self-produced
TV & Film Producer Masterclass — multi-city
- Two-day cohort-based workshop teaching idea-to-screen producing fundamentals to aspiring producers.
Guest Lecturer at Tech LA Week
AI and the future of entertainment work
- Guest lecturer on AI and the future of entertainment work — Tech LA Week panel, "Future Unscripted: AI, The Future of Work."
Adjunct Professor at Mission College (2025-01 – Present)
Journalism & Radio-TV Production
Adjunct Professor at CSU Long Beach (2016-01 – 2017-12)
Journalism & Radio-TV Production
Writer/Producer at NBC
Olympic Games — Sports Emmy Award
Writer/Executive Editor at The Source Magazine
Staff Writer at Los Angeles Times
Education
M.S. in Journalism – Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
B.A. in Radio-TV Journalism – San Diego State University
