Search results
producer. showrunner. Years active. 2008–present. Rafael Santiago Casal (born August 8, 1985) is an American writer, rapper, actor, producer, director, and showrunner originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is also an online creator of music, poetry, web shorts, and political commentary.
Rafael Casal is a multi-talented artist who starred in the film Blindspotting and its TV adaptation. He also wrote, produced, and performed music for the series, and co-founded the Bars Workshop at the Public Theater.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Berkeley, California, USA
Blindspotting is a comedy crime drama series that follows Ashley, the partner of Miles, who is incarcerated and leaves her to cope with his family. The series is created by Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs, who also star in the show and the 2018 film Blindspotting.
- (1.7K)
- 2 min
- TV-MA
- 36
- Streaming time slots. Following the Disney+ announcement that its original series will move to Wednesdays instead of Fridays, this segment explores how much time slots have started to matter for streaming platforms and looks at the various strategies currently employed across the spectrum with an eye on how that could change in the years ahead.
- Bubble watch. Manifest is the latest broadcast bubble show to get the ax as this segment explores why its challenging for some shows to make the leap to streaming and easier for others as new business models that were heralded a few years ago are suddenly complicating what it means to shop a series.
- Batman’s limitations. The internet blew up this week when the co-creator of HBO Max’s animated DC show Harley Quinn said the comic book behemoth asked them to remove a scene in which Batman, ahem, went there with Catwoman.
- Showrunner Spotlight. Blindspotting co-creator and co-star Rafael Casal joins the show this week for a compelling conversation about colorism, representation and why he and Daveed Diggs were reluctant to adapt their film for TV.
Apr 10, 2022 · Rafael Casal, co-creator and star of 'Blindspotting', praises the upcoming second season of the Starz series as "really f*cking good". He also talks about the cast, the Bay Area culture and the film-to-TV adaptation.
- Alexandra Del Rosario
Apr 14, 2023 · Rafael Casal, co-creator and star of Blindspotting, talks about how the show explores the impact of prison on families and communities. He also reveals how the cast's performances influenced the writing and the challenges of filming in the pandemic.
May 9, 2023 · 'Blindspotting' Co-Creator Rafael Casal on Pushing Boundaries in Season 2 and the Show's Future. By Christina Radish. Published May 9, 2023. Casal also talks about the powerful approach to...
