Cliff Johnson II
Cliff is an experienced screenwriter and entertainment professional with a strong background in storytelling, on-set work, and post-production. He is currently writing on an animated feature deeply influenced by the roots tied to his native South Carolina. He was named a quarterfinalist in the Black Boy Writes Mentorship Initiative in 2025 for his original half-hour pilot "Origin Story."His recent credits include post-production work on Warner Bros' Sinners (2025) and the upcoming Amazon-MGM feature The Love Hypothesis in post-production in Burbank, CA. Cliff is actively seeking representation and career opportunities in both feature and television writing.
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Sample 1
Current Work
Animated | Feature Film
Adventure, Fantasy | Original Screenplay
While on summer break two children are whisked away to the mystical In-Between. Stuck, they must ally themselves with spirits to save both their homes from destruction by an ever-raging Storm.
Sample 2
Completed Work
Live-Action | One-Hour Serialized TV
Fantasy, Drama | Original Screenplay
When an army deserter takes a job from a mysterious employer, the hunted must become the hunter in the deceptive waters of the Boneyard.
Sample 3
In Development
Animated | Half-Hour Serialized TV
Action, Suspense, Spy | Original Screenplay
A college student comes home to find his father missing. Attacked by dark forces he must decide for himself who is friend and who is foe.
“Manhood is patience. Mastery is nine times patience.”
- Ursula K. LeGuin