Walter Hill was born in Long Beach, California and educated at Mexico City College and Michigan State University. He worked in oil drilling and construction in the 60s before becoming a 2nd assistant director in 1967. He has written and co-written screenplays, including several uncredited works. He has produced and directed films since 1975.


Mike Benson is a writer and producer on a number of award winning shows including Entourage and The Bernie Mac Show. Benson has been  nominated for numerous Emmys, Golden Globes, WGA, NAACP and Peabody Awards. During his career, Benson has developed for many of the major networks and streamers.

Along with writing television, Benson also has an extensive career in comics including writing Marvel’s Luke Cage: Noir, Deadpool: Pulp series, Moon Knight and DC’s Batman. Benson also created a graphic novel for Oni-Press entitled BRIK. Benson’s comics have made the NY Times Best Seller List and won the prestigious Glyph Award for best book of the year.