Chinaka Hodge is a poet, playwright, and screenwriter. She attended USC's School of Cinematic Arts MFA in the Writing Division with a focus in Augmented Reality/ARG. She has appeared on two seasons of HBO’s Def Poetry and is a Kennedy Center Next50 recipient.

Chinaka's screenwriting credits include RISE, SNOWPIERCER (HBO/MAX), AMAZING STORIES (APPLE+), THE MIDNIGHT CLUB (NETFLIX), and THE LAND (forthcoming on HULU). Chinaka is Head Writer/Executive Producer of Disney+ / MARVEL’s series IRONHEART, which focuses on the adventures of black girl tech genius, Riri Williams. IRONHEART is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Chinaka received the NAACP Breakthrough Creative Image Award for Executive Producing. She is also a mom to a brilliant 5 year old.