Steven CANALS

STEVEN CANALS is the Emmy®-nominated and Peabody Award-winning co-creator, executive producer, director and writer of FX’s groundbreaking drama series, POSE.

Recently featured on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter’s Pride Issue, he was named to their list of 2020’s “50 Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood.” Since its breakthrough premiere, POSE has received an AFI Award for TV Program of the Year (2018 & 2019), as well as Emmy®, Golden Globe® and Critics Choice Award nominations for Best Drama Series, among many other accolades. Steven also received a nomination from the Writers Guild Awards for Outstanding New Series.

Steven is a queer, Afro-Puerto Rican creator, who grew up in NYC and whose work aims to center communities that have been under-represented onscreen. In 2020 he signed an exclusive overall deal with 20th Century TV, where he will continue to develop projects that highlight voices and stories from historically marginalized communities.