Safiya Nicol
(sah • fee • yah)
writer
More than a Color – Pilot, Drama
When a sixteen-year-old girl inherits $163 million from the father she never knew, she and her single mother are pulled into the insular world of Maryland's Black elite
Living on Fig' – Pilot, Comedy
Two best-friend leasing agents, Maia and Temi are stuck in Los Angeles working for a fake-boujee apartment complex called "The Basquiat", unfortunately located on Skid Row. When life renders them both homeless, they become squatters at their place of work and are thrusted into the community of goobers and tweakers that inhabit the neighborhood.
YAMS! – Pilot, Dramedy
In the heart of Los Angeles, aspiring music producer Nia Moore lands a job as a hostess at YAMS, a bustling Soul Food restaurant and hotspot for bigwig celebrities and executives. She instead finds a colorful cast of starving artists working alongside her, who will grow to become her family in a city where she feels alone.
Higher Society – Feature, Horror
At an isolated boarding school in Vermont, brilliant legacy, Asia Melbourne, becomes the first Black student indoctrinated into the academic cult, “Higher Society”. It curdles into a nightmare when she uncovers the barbaric, annual tradition of voting on the “lowest-value” student to sacrifice. This year, Asia and all of her friends are on the list.
Through the Rift – Feature, Sci-fi
After brilliant young scientist, Jada, discovers multidimensional travel and disappears through a refrigerator portal to find a "perfect dimension", her dysfunctional family is forced to work together to track her down.
Writing samples available upon request
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