Selwyn Seyfu Hinds

Hinds was born and raised in Georgetown, Guyana, during the 1970s, until his family moved to Brooklyn, New York City in the United States when he was 14 years old in the 1980s.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/opinion/hip-hops-love-affair-with-marvel-comics.html|title=Opinion {{!}} Hip-Hop and Comics Speak the Same Language|last=Hinds|first=Selwyn Seyfu|date=November 14, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=24 July 2019|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|url=https://wskg.org/news/arts-culture/a-new-york-immigrant-stan-lee-and-his-legacy/|title=A New York Immigrant, Marvel's Stan Lee and His Legacy|last=International|first=Public Radio|publisher=WSKG|access-date=24 July 2019}}

He graduated from Princeton University, then started working as a journalist for The Village Voice.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/comic-relief-selwyn-seyfu-hinds-talks-dominique-laveau-and-growing-up-hip-hop/|title=COMIC RELIEF:Selwyn Seyfu Hinds Talks 'Dominique Laveau' and Growing Up Hip-Hop|last=Lewis|first=Miles Marshall|date=July 22, 2016|website=EBONY|access-date=24 July 2019}} In the late 1990s, he became a hip-hop critic then editor-in-chief at The Source magazine. As such, he is deemed to have played an important role in the hip-hop scene, helping to propel the careers of artists like Jay-Z or Lauryn Hill and creating space for hip-hop culture on the internet.{{Cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2017/09/14/former-editor-chief-source-magazine-selwyn-seyfu-hinds-will-write-hbo-series-fears-death/|title=Former Editor-in-Chief of The Source Magazine Selwyn Seyfu Hinds Will Write HBO Series 'Who Fears Death?'|last=Miss2Bees|date=September 15, 2017|website=The Source|access-date=24 July 2019}}

In 2012, Hinds wrote a supernatural comic book, Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child, drawn by African-American comic-artist Denys Cowan, and published by Vertigo Comics.

In 2017, it was announced that Hinds was to be the writer and co-executive producer of the TV series adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor's award-winning science-fiction novel Who Fears Death?, with George R. R. Martin as executive producer.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/who-fears-death-post-apocalyptic-drama-hbo-george-r-r-martin-michael-lombardo-producing-novel-snnedi-okorafo-elwyn-seyfu-hinds-1202169995/|title='Who Fears Death' Post-Apocalyptic Drama Set at HBO With George R.R. Martin & Michael Lombardo Producing|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=September 14, 2017|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=24 July 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackfilm.com/read/2017/09/selwyn-seyfu-hinds-write-adaptation-author-nnedi-okorafors-who-fears-death-hbo-series/|title=Selwyn Seyfu Hinds To Write Adaptation Of Author Nnedi Okorafor's "Who Fears Death" For HBO Series|date=September 14, 2017|website=Blackfilm – Black Movies, television, and Theatre News|access-date=24 July 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.fr/news/george-rr-martin-produira-une-serie-post-apocalyptique-pour-hbo|title=George R.R Martin produira une série post-apocalyptique pour HBO {{!}} SYFY France|website=www.syfy.fr|language=fr|access-date=24 July 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/game-of-thrones-george-r-r-martin-2-1202559523/|title='Game of Thrones' Creator George R.R. Martin's 'Who Fears Death?' Adds Michael Lombardo, Selwyn Seyfu Hinds|last=Holloway|first=Daniel|date=September 14, 2017|website=Variety|access-date=24 July 2019}}

In 2019, Hinds is remarked for writing an episode of The Twilight Zone 2019 reboot TV series produced by Jordan Peele. The episode is called "Replay" and was said to be a "superior episode" by The Atlantic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/04/jordan-peeles-twilight-zone-reboot-missing-something/586396/|title=What the 'Twilight Zone' Reboot Is Missing|last=Gilbert|first=Sophie|date=April 3, 2019|website=The Atlantic|access-date=24 July 2019}} CNET also focused on this particular episode because of its treatment of racial issues.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/twilight-zone-replay-takes-aim-at-police-shootings-this-is-urgent/|title=The Twilight Zone episode Replay takes aim at police shootings: 'This is urgent'|last=Trenholm|first=Richard|publisher=CNET|access-date=24 July 2019}} Hinds commented on this opportunity for people of color, saying there was "a moment in Hollywood where our voice is coming to prominence".

In 2021, Hinds, co-producing with Sterling K. Brown, sold a limited series adaptation of the novel Washington Black to Hulu. Hinds is serving as creator, showrunner, and executive producer.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2021-10-04 |title=Sterling K. Brown & Selwyn Seyfu Hinds' Adaptation Of 'Washington Black' Lands Limited-Series Order At Hulu |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/washington-black-sterling-k-brown-hulu-1234849040/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Deadline}} In 2022, he formed Mad Massive Entertainment, a film and television production company with a television overall at Universal Content Productions. He also signed a deal to adapt the graphic novel series The Sixth Gun for television.{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=2022-03-02 |title=Selwyn Seyfu Hinds Signs Overall Deal With UCP, Will Adapt Graphic Novel 'The Sixth Gun' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/selwyn-seyfu-hinds-ucp-deal-the-sixth-gun-1235191992/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Variety}}

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