[1] Since, Nazemian has also worked as a screenwriter,[2] including the television shows Ordinary Joe, Almost Family and The Village, and the films The Artist's Wife, Menendez: Blood Brothers, Beautiful Girl, Celeste in the City and The Quiet.

As head of development for Water's End Productions, Nazemian has served as an executive producer or associate producer on numerous films, including Call Me By Your Name, Little Woods, Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, It Happened in L.A., The Price, and The House of Tomorrow.

[3] His debut young adult novel, The Authentics, was released in 2017 by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins.

[12][13] He told CNN that his response to the banning is, "First and foremost, a heartbreak over the message it sends to young queer kids who deserve love and support.

"[14] Three of Abdi Nazemian's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Like a Love Story (2019),[15]The Chandler Legacies (2022),[16] and Only This Beautiful Moment (2023).