Biography

Kristin Iris Johnson was born in Chicago, IL. She is a queer, autistic Showrunner, Screenwriter, and NAACP Image Award Nominated Film Producer. Having a lifelong gift for storytelling Kristin attended Columbia College Chicago where she studied both Film/Video and Fiction Writing before getting her BA in Fiction Writing. She has produced over twenty feature films and anthology short films. She along with fellow writer Serena M. Lee are the creators and writers of AMC Networks hit supernatural TV series Wicked City (2022) which Kristin also executive produces. The show is in its third season and stars Shaquita Smith, Rhonda Morman, and Chantal Maurice. The 20+ feature films and shorts Kristin has produced include film biopic First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story (2023) which was nominated for two NAACP Image Awards; upcoming film biopic Fighting To Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story (2025); and feature films Trophy Wife (2022); Black Girl Erupted (2023); The Deadly Getaway (2022); A Rich Christmas (2021); and Holiday Heartbreak (2020); working both in the story development and production of these films. She also co-produced two very social impact anthology short series for BET Her that highlight mental health and breast cancer awareness in the Black community: BET Her Presents: The Couch (2020) and BET Her Presents: The Waiting Room (2019).

Kristin is a visionary dedicated to bringing thought-provoking stories to screen that center compelling, underrepresented voices in their full humanity-and helping others do the same. To that end, she founded Black Screenwriter Alliance, a membership community that brings together emerging Black screenwriters who are serious about growing a career in film/TV, so they can elevate their writing portfolios, and take bold, innovative action to forge their own paths in the industry. She believes that as writers and creators we are the wild fruit grown from the seeds of our ancestors; paving new ground, igniting change, and inspiring others through the stories we tell.

- IMDb mini biography by: Kristin Iris Johnson