Biography
Jean Luc Herbulot is a Congolese film director and screenwriter. Born in 1983 in Pointe-Noire, he began drawing and writing stories at a young age, later pursuing graphic design after moving to Paris in 2000. He worked for six years at the French television channel TF1 before relocating to Los Angeles.
Herbulot made his feature debut with Dealer (2014), which became one of the first French independent films acquired by Netflix. In 2019 he created and directed the series Sakho & Mangane for Canal+ Afrique, the first French-language African television series to be acquired by Netflix. He wrote and directed the feature Saloum (2021), produced in partnership with Pamela Diop through Lacmé Studios in Dakar, Senegal. Herbulot directed one episode of the 2024 series Get Millie Black.
