Donald Glover is getting in a workout.
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Swarm, the new Amazon Prime Video TV series created by Donald Glover.The seven-episode show follows Dre (played by Dominique Fishback), whose obsession with a pop star plunges her into a dark world.Obama is credited as a staff writer on all seven episodes of the new show and wrote the teleplay to its fifth episode, titled ‘Girl, Bye’.Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Glover’s co-creator and Atlanta writer-producer Janine Nabers praised Obama’s work. “Some of her pitches were wild as hell, and they were just so good and so funny,” she said. “She’s an incredible writer.
She brought a lot to the table. She’s really, really dedicated to her craft.”Of ‘Girl, Bye’, she added: “[It’s] probably one of the wildest episodes. I think it’s going to surprise a lot of people.
It’s pretty dope. I’m really proud of it.”Glover previously described Obama as “an amazingly talented person”. “She’s really focused, and she’s working really hard,” he told Vanity Fair.
“I feel like she’s just somebody who’s gonna have really good things coming soon […] Her writing style is great.”Obama previously had internships on the HBO series Girls and at the Weinstein Company. Swarm is her first writing credit.The series also gives Billie Eilish her first acting role. A clip of her appearance in the show was shared online last week, featuring her character talking hypnotically to Dre.The release of Swarm was also accompanied by a new EP from Glover, which was created for the series.
Donald Glover is getting in a workout.
Rory Culkin leaves nothing to the imagination during a scene in “Swarm”, the new Prime Video series co-created by Janine Nabers and Donald Glover (“Atlanta”).
Nabers told the outlet. “She was like, so not into it, because it’s so weird to hook up with a guy that you barely know and then wake up with him holding a bowl of cherries.” This prompted Nabers to include it in the show. “Swarm” fans online are responding to the scene that threw a lot of watchers off because, well, everyone got a full-frontal view of Culkin. “Was that Rory Culkin strawberry scene necessary?” one Twitter user asked. “Good morning to Rory Culkin only #Swarm,” said another.
Swarm is the latest TV show to cause a stir on social media after it just started airing on Amazon’s Prime Video.
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Donald Glover has shared a new EP created in conjunction with his new horror TV series Swarm.The new Amazon Prime Video series was created by Glover alongside Janine Nabers, and features Billie Eilish in her acting debut.The series follows a young woman named Dre whose obsession with one of the world’s biggest pop stars as well as an unexpected trauma involving her sister, Marissa (Chloe Bailey), sets her on a dark journey across the country.As Dre continues on her increasingly violent path, she encounters characters played by Damson Idris (Marissa’s boyfriend, Khalid) as well as Byron Bowers, Kiersey Clemons, Paris Jackson, internet personality Rickey Thompson, Rory Culkin and American Auto breakout X Mayo.New music from Glover was shared in the show’s trailer, and now a full six-track EP has been released in conjunction with the show landing on Amazon.The songs see Glover collaborate with the show’s fictional star Ni’jah (Nirine S. Brown) and features contributions from Fam Udeorji, Teo Halm, Jeff Kleinman and others.Listen to the ‘Swarm’ EP below.Back in January, Glover spoke about whether or not his musical alter ego Childish Gambino was retired during an interview at the Golden Globes 2023.“I’m making music right now,” he told Laverne Cox.
Malia Obama just made her TV writing debut on Donald Glover’s new Amazon Prime Video thriller “Swarm.” The Beyoncé and BeyHive-inspired eight-episode thriller just hit Prime Video screens Friday. It tells the story of a violently obsessed fan who will stop at nothing to see her favorite Bey-like R&B star Ni’Jah in concert.
Angelique Jackson “Beyhive, don’t kill us,” Donald Glover said, with just a hint of nerves in his voice, at the Los Angeles premiere of “Swarm,” his latest series for Amazon’s Prime Video. “It’s not that bad. It’s actually, like, pretty cool.” The quip came at the end of Glover’s remarks on Tuesday night as he introduced the show, which is now streaming. The buzzy, immersive special screening followed the show’s debut as SXSW’s opening night TV offering on March 17. At this event, though, Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon and MGM Studios, and Vernon Sanders, head of global TV, introduced Glover, which was appropriate since “Swarm” marks his first project under their lucrative overall deal with the “Atlanta” creator and star.
Malia Obama has had a big week. The screenwriter was spotted grabbing some lunch in Los Angeles and showing off her waist long hair. This week also marked the release of “Swarm,” the Donald Glover and Janine Nabers series she’s been working on over the past year.
While “Swarm” comes from the minds of Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, both of whom worked together on “Atlanta” before they co-created the Prime Video series, it also features contributions from Malia Obama, who makes her TV writing debut on the show.
Swarm is the new TV show from Atlanta creator Donald Glover. It stars Dominique Fishback as a huge music fan whose obsession with fictional pop star Ni'jah pushes her to extreme and violent situations.
comes from the minds of Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, both of whom worked together on before they co-created the Prime Video series, it also features contributions from Malia Obama, who makes her TV writing debut on the show. And Obama's episode does not disappoint, with Nabers, who serves as the series' showrunner, telling ET that "['Girl, Bye'] is probably one of the wildest episodes." She adds, «I think it's going to surprise a lot of people.
Billie Eilish just made her surprise acting debut with a previously unannounced role in the wildly captivating Prime Video series,, from co-creators Donald Glover and showrunner Janine Nabers. The singer, who appears in episode four, is just one of many unexpected supporting players who cross paths with Dominique Fishback. Now streaming, the series follows a young woman named Dre (Fishback) whose obsession with one of the world's biggest pop stars as well as an unexpected trauma involving her sister, Marissa (Chloe Bailey), sets her on a dark journey across the country. As Dre continues on her increasingly violent path, she encounters characters played by Damson Idris (Marissa's boyfriend, Khalid) as well as Bryron Bowers, Kiersey Clemons, Paris Jackson, internet personality Rickey Thompson, Rory Culkin and breakout X Mayo. That also includes Eilish, who plays Eva, a cult leader to white women played by the likes of Kate Lyn Sheil (, ) and others, who've all gathered together to attend the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, which is being headlined by Ni'Jah.
Billie Eilish‘s presence at the premiere of Donald Glover‘s Swarm makes so much more sense now that it was announced the singer is appearing in the new series.
Swarm” is the new Prime Video project. It stars Chloe Bailey and Dominique Fishback and it’s written by Donald Glover and a writers’ room that includes Malia Obama. Bailey spoke about her relationship with Obama and how the two met years ago and reconnected while on set.Sasha and Malia Obama visit Hawaii to hand out food and blankets to those in needMalia Obama’s bosses are impressed with her work ethic and TV writing skillsA post shared by DOMINIQUE FISHBACK (@domfishback)In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bailey talked about her history with Obama.
Billie Eilish is set to make her acting debut in Donald Glover‘s Swarm.The Happier Than Ever singer will mark her arrival in acting with a previously unannounced role in the new Amazon Prime Video series. The show is co-created by the Childish Gambino star and Janine Nabers.Eilish is just one of many unexpected supporting players who crosses paths with Dominique Fishback’s Dre.
Billie Eilish just made her surprise acting debut with a previously unannounced role in the wildly captivating Prime Video series, “Swarm”, from co-creators Donald Glover and showrunner Janine Nabers. The singer is just one of many unexpected supporting players who cross paths with Dominique Fishback.
Billie Eilish just made her surprise acting debut with a previously unannounced role in the wildly captivating Prime Video series,, from co-creators Donald Glover and showrunner Janine Nabers. The singer is just one of many unexpected supporting players who cross paths with Dominique Fishback. Debuting on Friday, the series follows a young woman named Dre (Fishback) whose obsession with one of the world's biggest pop stars as well as an unexpected trauma involving her sister, Marissa (Chloe Bailey), sets her on a dark journey across the country. As Dre continues on her increasingly violent path, she encounters characters played by Damson Idris (Marissa's boyfriend, Khalid) as well as Bryron Bowers, Kiersey Clemons, Paris Jackson, internet personality Rickey Thompson, Rory Culkin and breakout X Mayo. That also includes Eilish, who is seen in a clip posted to Instagram having an intense conversation with Dre about «milk spilled on the carpet.» Eilish's character is also shown in the newest teaser that was shared by Prime Video on Thursday. While Eilish has appeared in several music documentaries and has voiced a version of herself for the Simpsons' short film,, marks the first time the singer is appearing in a fully scripted role. The idea to add her to the ensemble came from casting director Carmen Cuba, who knew that the singer wanted to get into acting.
Donald Glover and showrunner Janine Nabers, follows Andrea Green (Dominique Fishback), a young woman whose obsession with one of the world's biggest pop stars, a Houston, Texas-born singer named Ni’jah, and an unexpected trauma in her life sets her on a dark, twisted journey across the country. Inspired by the Beyhive and fans' relationships with the likes of Beyoncé, the Prime Video series is a captivating (and at times, disturbing) character study that parallels and as it tells the origin story of an anti-hero, who is unlike ones previously seen on TV. While speaking to ET, Nabers addresses whether is a critique of stans, what it was like getting to create a new kind of character for TV, and what Fishback, who is known for and, brought to the role that surely will leave people screaming at their screens. This story is 100 percent taken from real events and real internet rumors and real other things, true crimes that have happened between the years of 2016 and 2018.
Michelle Obama hasn't had a quiet life since leaving the White House, always keeping busy but despite her non-stop life, she still never looks anything less than perfect.During the week, the former First Lady revealed that there was now merchandise that bore the initials of her book, The Light We Carry. The star modeled a yellow shirt with the text as she stood against a plain background.