Erik Bennett

Erik Bennett is an American author and executive producer from Arvada, Colorado. He is best known for creating the book series “Space Rangers” and “X4”. Erik is the first transgender male to produce a film for Amazon Studios and the first transgender male to be executive producer on a show for Paramount+.
== Books ==
=== Space Rangers ===
* Space Rangers (2017)
* Space Rangers: Fall of the Risen (2018)
* Space Rangers Fight for the Fallen (2019)
* Space Rangers: Shadow and Viper (August 2022)
=== X4 ===
* The Beginning of X4 (2019)
* X4’s Return (2020)
* X4: eXes and Ohs (2022)
== TV and film work ==
* Space Rangers (film adaptation) (2019)
* X4 (show adaptation) (2022)
* Space Rangers: Fall of the Risen (estimated late 2022/2023)
== Controversy ==
=== Plagiarism ===
Erik has been accused of plagiarizing popular science fiction (sci-fi) franchises, such as Star Wars and Star Trek. He has not commented on this situation yet, and does not plan to.
=== Transphobia and ableism ===
In 2020, Erik re-opened his Twitter account after 2 years of inactivity. Despite being transgender himself, he went on several transphobic rants about “fake trans people” and the LGBTQ+ community becoming “far too popular”. He also showed support for Autism Speaks, an organization that is extremely harmful to autistic and neurodivergent people. Erik apologized after being called out multiple times by activists and fans. Although he apologized, he still made anti-trans rants and kept supporting Autism Speaks.