Chris Black is a screenwriter and television producer, from Toledo, Ohio. Black is known for writing and producing mainly science fiction and action series, although he also was a part of the production team of the comedy-drama Desperate Housewives during its first two seasons.
Black has produced and written episodes of Cleopatra 2525, The Huntress, Sliders, ', Hawaii and Standoff. In addition, he has written episodes of several other shows, including Weird Science, ' and Vanished. He also co-wrote the 1997 action movie Masterminds starring Patrick Stewart.
In 2022, Black and Matt Fraction co-created ' for Apple TV+. Black also serves as showrunner.