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Dubbed the “Godfathers of LGBTQ+ TV,” real-life married couple Deondray Gossfield and Quincy LeNear Gossfield are the creators, writers, and directors of the iconic, GLAAD Award-winning anthology series The DL Chronicles.

 

Building on their brand and passion for telling Black LGBTQ+ stories, they created and directed the Amazon Prime spinoff series The Chadwick Journals.​The third season of The Chadwick Journals, featuring Jamar Michael (Dear White People), won a 2021 Silver Telly Award and garnered a 2020 Daytime Emmy® nomination for lead actor Damian Toofeek Raven (“Chadwick”).

 

The Gossfields have also served as producers on hit shows such as "Kocktails with Khloé" (FYI) and "Sunday Best" (BET). Their short film Flames, executive produced by Lena Waithe and Rishi Rajani, and starring Deion Smith (Outer Banks/Them) and Dontavius Williams, premiered to critical acclaim at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, winning a Gold Telly Award for Outstanding Direction and a Silver Telly Award for Outstanding Short Film.

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Their film Congo Cabaret, which highlights the LGBTQ+ contributions to the Harlem Renaissance, has won numerous awards and features Parisa Fitz-Henley (Luke Cage), Kevin Daniels (Modern Family), and Darryl Stephens (Noah's Arc/B Positive). Another project, Smoke, Lilies and Jade, narrated by Emmy® and Tony Award winner Billy Porter (Pose), premiered at the Outfest Film Festival in Los Angeles and won “Best Short Film” at the 2021 Black Alphabet Film Festival in Chicago.

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They made their TV directorial debut in 2022 on Lena Waithe’s and Showtime’s, The Chi. They were asked back as Producing Directors and Directed nine episodes (including three finales) for seasons 6-8. Season 6 won Best Drama from The African American Film Critics Association, earned a GLAAD Award nod and garnered Lynn Whitfield an NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actress. The pair just completed season 8 as Co-Executive Producers, directing the premiere and series finale episodes.