Jean Luc Herbulot

Director, Producer, Writer, Editor

Born and raised in Congo Brazzaville. Jean Luc started drawing and writing at a very young age, rapidly followed by music and video game programming.

In 2000, Jean Luc flew to Paris to pursue Economics before transferring his creative interests into Graphic design. He worked for TF1 for six years before moving to LA.

Repped by WME, he shot his first feature in 2014. DEALER became the first French indie movie bought by Netflix.

Moving back to Africa in 2017, he created his first TV series Sakho and Mangane, produced by Canal Plus. Sakho and Mangane made history by becoming the first French language African TV series bought by Netflix.

In 2019, he partnered with producer Pamela Diop in Dakar, Senegal and together they started Lacmé Studios in order to create a stronghold for African filmmaking, starting with Saloum, which Jean Luc wrote and directed in 2020.

Known For

  • Gangs of London
    Gangs of London3 seasons
  • Saloum
    Saloum2022
  • Get Millie Black
    Get Millie Black1 season
  • Dealer
    Dealer2014
  • Zero
    Zero2025
  • Interstate
    Interstate2024
  • Sakho & Mangane
    Sakho & Mangane1 season
  • Falco
    Falco4 seasons

Filmography

2021

2024
2014

2024
Interstate · as Adaptation And Dialogue
2021
Saloum · as Story
2019
Sakho & Mangane · as Art Direction
2019
Sakho & Mangane · as Created By