[1] Wheeler began his television career writing and executive producing the ABC mini-series Empire in 2005.
His series The Cape, about a police officer framed for a crime he did not commit who takes on the guise of his son's favorite comic book hero in order to clear his name, premiered on NBC on January 9, 2011.
[2] Wheeler co-wrote the screenplay for Puss in Boots (2011), a spin-off from the Shrek franchise about the eponymous character.
As of 2018, Wheeler is working with Frank Miller on a project called Cursed, which is an illustrated YA book reimagining the King Arthur legend from the point of view of the Lady of the Lake.
[5] Miller and Wheeler will also simultaneously adapt the book into a TV series, which has already received a 10-episode order from Netflix.