DeVon Franklin is an award-winning Film & TV producer, best-selling author, in-demand preacher and spiritual success coach. A recognized authority on spirituality, faith and the entertainment business, Franklin is committed to using the power of media as an inspirational tool. Beliefnet calls him one of the "Most Influential Christians Under 40," Variety Magazine named him one of the "Top 10 Producers to Watch," and Ebony Magazine has named him one of the "Top 100 Influential African-Americans in America." Author of three best-selling books, including the most recent,The Hollywood Commandments, and New York Times #2 best-seller The Wait, which he co-wrote with his wife actress Meagan Good as well as Produced By Faith. DeVon uses his platform to empower the masses through his speaking, preaching, producing movies & TV shows, books, postings on social media to his over 1 million followers and regular television appearances. Franklin is the President & CEO of Franklin Entertainment, a dynamic multi-media entertainment company that produces inspirational and commercial content. Franklin Entertainment has a multi-year first-look film deal with 20th Century Fox. Franklin most recently exec-produced the animated film The Star, with stars like Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry and Michelle Rodriguez lending their voices. It is the first faith-based animated film to be released by a major Hollywood studio since The Prince of Egypt. He also produced the highly successful film Miracles From Heaven starring Jennifer Garner and Queen Latifah, made for a modest $15 million, it grossed $73 million at the world-wide box office to date, making it one of the top-grossing faith-based films of all-time. In addition, Franklin has several projects in various stages of development including, film adaptations of the inspirational true story The Impossible and the powerful re-incarnation story The Boy Who Knew Much for 20th Century Fox; the high-profile reboot of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise at Columbia Pictures; and a remake of the classic 1970s film Cooley High with Common at MGM and Music To My Ears, a live-action/animated hybrid musical for Fox Family . On the TV side, Franklin is also producing Spirit of The Law as well as a re-imagining of the iconic film Foxy Brown at Hulu, with Meagan Good attached to star. Franklin began preaching at the age of 15 and begin interning for Will Smith at the age of 18. This unique combination of ministry and entertainment expertise has helped him develop a unique perspective on faith, love and success which has lead to him becoming an in-demand public speaker and television personality. He is a regular on The Dr. Oz Show and is his go-to guy on spirituality and life transformation. He's also has made appearances on The Dr. Phil Show, CBS This Morning, Entertainment Tonight, The Meredith Vieira Show, The Real, CNN, FOX News, Iyanla's Fix My Life and Oprah's Super Soul Sunday. Franklin was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 2016 as a member of their executive branch, and currently chairs the branch's subcommittee on Diversity. As the former Senior Vice President of Columbia Pictures, he was one of the highest ranking African-American studio executives in the industry. During his tenure at Columbia Pictures, he oversaw some of the studio' biggest box-office hits, such as The Pursuit of Happyness, The Karate Kid, Jumping the Broom, and Heaven Is For Real. . Franklin earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship along with a minor in Cinema-Television from the University of Southern California. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife Meagan Good.
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Biography from IMDb.
- April 13, 1978 (48)
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Producer and actor
- 13 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are DeVon Franklin's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Mentoras faith figure or guide in Soul on Fire (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch DeVon Franklin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for DeVon Franklin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
17 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Masters of the Universe(2026)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Relationship Goals(2026)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Soul on Fire(2025)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Ruth & Boaz(2025)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Divorced Sistas(2025)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Flamin' Hot(2023)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Jesus Revolution(2023)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Kingdom Business(2022)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Our Own Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Breakthrough(2019)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Canal Street(2018)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Star(2017)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Miracles from Heaven(2016)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Woodlawn(2015)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films'Tis So Sweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Boy Who Knew Too Much (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 14 of them dated from 2015 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Masters of the Universe (2026)
Highest rated
Jesus Revolution (2023)
Most popular right now
Masters of the Universe (2026)
Film career
- 2015Screen debut· Woodlawn
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do DeVon Franklin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is DeVon Franklin's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run lighter than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does DeVon Franklin work with?
People who share at least 2 of DeVon Franklin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dennis Haysbert shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Cory TynanShared titles: Relationship Goals (2026), Ruth & Boaz (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Cory Tynan
- Michael ElliotShared titles: Relationship Goals (2026), Ruth & Boaz (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Elliot
Actors
- Dennis HaysbertShared titles: Relationship Goals (2026), Flamin' Hot (2023), Breakthrough (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Dennis Haysbert
- Annie GonzalezShared titles: Relationship Goals (2026), Flamin' Hot (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Annie Gonzalez
- Matt WalshShared titles: Relationship Goals (2026), Flamin' Hot (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Walsh
- Joel CourtneyShared titles: Soul on Fire (2025), Jesus Revolution (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Joel Courtney
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Maysie HoyShared titles: Relationship Goals (2026), Ruth & Boaz (2025), Breakthrough (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Maysie Hoy
- Federico CantiniShared titles: Relationship Goals (2026), Flamin' Hot (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Federico Cantini
- Marcelo ZarvosShared titles: Flamin' Hot (2023), Breakthrough (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Marcelo Zarvos
Producers
- Bart LiptonShared titles: Relationship Goals (2026), Ruth & Boaz (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Bart Lipton
- Angi BonesShared titles: Divorced Sistas (2025), Ruth & Boaz (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Angi Bones
- Tony L. StricklandShared titles: Divorced Sistas (2025), Ruth & Boaz (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Tony L. Strickland
- Tyler PerryShared titles: Divorced Sistas (2025), Ruth & Boaz (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Tyler Perry
