Hanelle Culpepper Archives

Directed by Hanelle Culpepper and written by Jason Micallef, The Acolyte closes the book on its season like a crime thriller with a twist – even if the ending is a bit predictable – and Leslye Headland deserves praise for pulling no punches in this dark Star Wars series. One thing you can say about[...]

While I wasn't expecting the episode to have the kind of impact that "Night" did, "Teach/Corrupt" (directed by Hanelle Culpepper and written by Leslye Headland & Jocelyn Bioh) felt too much like a "bridge" episode before the final two episodes The following contains minor spoilers… The Stranger (Manny Jacinto) in Lucasfilm's THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively[...]

Hanelle Culpepper is cognizant of the long way she's come as a director appreciating all the accolades that come her way including her recent nomination for the NAACP Image Award for her work on Star Trek: Picard, earning a distinction of being the first Black director and first female director to launch a Star Trek[...]

When it comes to setting the tone for Star Trek: Picard, Hanelle Culpepper was probably under tremendous pressure since she never directed a pilot She spoke with Variety about working on the first few episodes of the series, working with star Patrick Stewart and joining the inaugural class of the ReFrame Rise program Early on,[...]

Kim and Martin Gero's reimagining of '70s cult actioner Kung Fu has signed high-profile director Hanelle Culpepper (Star Trek: Picard, Mayans MC) to direct and co-executive produce the CW pilot Jon Prasida (Hiding), Shannon Dang (The L Word), Eddie Liu (Silicon Valley), Tzi Ma (The Man In the High Castle), Kheng Hua Tan (Crazy Rich[...]

This week’s episode of Star Trek: Picard on CBS All Access takes a little too much time getting itself off the ground - primarily serving as an

The latest episode of CBS All Access' Star Trek: Picard establishes the status of two of the largest factions in the franchise, the Federation and the

CulpepperPhoto by Mitch Haaseth/ABC Hanelle Culpepper will be the first female director on a Trek pilot, and no, she's not a stranger to the franchise Culpepper directed an episode in season 1 of CBS All Access series Star Trek: Discovery, and has a second episode in season 2 She'll also be directing episode 2 of the still-untitled Picard[...]