‘Young Rock’ Co-Creator Nahnatchka Khan Inks With UTA

EXCLUSIVE : UTA has signed two-time Emmy-nominated writer, director and producer Nahnatchka Khan ( Young Rock ) for representation in all areas.

Khan is the co-creator and executive producer of the acclaimed NBC comedy Young Rock , examining the life of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, which is currently in its third season. She is otherwise best known for creating and showrunning the long-running ABC series Fresh Off the Boat , toplined by Randall Park and Constance Wu, and for creating and exec producing the ABC sitcom Don't Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 starring Krysten Ritter.

Notching a pair of Emmy nominations in 2009 and 2012 as part of the writing and producing team behind 20th's Outstanding Animated Program contender American Dad! , Khan is the founder of the film and television production company, Fierce Baby. Alongside her producing partners, Jennifer Carreras and Chloe Yellin — who respectively serve as Head of Television Development and Head of Film Development — she's focused the company on amplifying new voices and perspectives in both comedy and drama. Khan has had an exclusive overall deal at Universal Television since 2019.

The in-demand multi-hyphenate made her feature directorial debut with the popular Netflix rom-com Always Be My Maybe starring Ali Wong and Park, and more recently helmed Wong's Emmy-nominated comedy special Ali Wong: Don Wong . Among her upcoming projects is the recently-wrapped Totally Killer — a time-travel slasher-comedy, starring Julie Bowen, Kiernan Shipka and Park, for Blumhouse and Amazon, which will be released in 2023.

Khan continues to be represented by Herrera-Reiss Strategies.