Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (born April 4, 1988) is an American director, producer, and writer. She is best known for creating the
MTV show ''
Sweet/Vicious'',
the
Netflix
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film ''
Someone Great'' (2019),
and co-writing
Marvel Studios's ''
Thor: Love and Thunder'' alongside
Taika Waititi
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. Robinson's film ''
Do Revenge
''Do Revenge'' is a 2022 American teen black comedy film directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, who co-wrote the screenplay alongside Celeste Ballard. It stars Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke, Austin Abrams, Rish Shah, and Sarah Michelle Gellar, and ...
'' (2022) starring
Camila Mendes and
Maya Hawke
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, is described as "a subverted dark comedy".
Biography
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson was born and raised in Miami, Florida. At 16 she moved to
Los Angeles
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and reached the final round of auditions of ''
Hannah Montana'' to play
Miley Cyrus
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's best friend.
After acting and working in Fashion PR between
New York and Los Angeles, Robinson turned to writing.
She created and produced the
MTV show ''
Sweet/Vicious'',
which premiered in 2016. ''Sweet/Vicious'' was a dark comedy about two female college students who become vigilantes and take justice into their own hands taking revenge on sexual abusers.
The show delicately balanced heightened genre and superhero elements and its nuanced portrayal of survivors. The show was critically acclaimed and ran for one season before being cancelled.
''Variety'' named ''Sweet/Vicious'' one of their 20 Best New Shows of 2016. A ''Sweet/Vicious'' comic book written by Robinson was announced in 2018.
In 2016 Robinson was named as one of ''
Variety
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''‘s 10 TV Writers to Watch. She was invited to speak at the White House under the Obama administration and Vice President Biden's final "It's On Us Summit."
In 2018, it was announced that Robinson would make her feature directorial debut for Netflix with ''
Someone Great''.
Gina Rodriguez
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attached to star and produce in the romantic comedy alongside producers
Paul Feig
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, Jessie Henderson, and
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History
New York City-based producer Ant ...
. Written by Robinson the story was "described as being about loss, growing up and, above all, the everlasting bond of female friendships."
Brittany Snow
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,
DeWanda Wise
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Wise was ...
, and
Lakeith Stanfield were also cast. Filming began in April 2018 in New York City. ''Someone Great'' premiered on Netflix on April 19, 2019.
In 2020, ''
Variety
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* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'' reported the Robinson had been hired to co-write
Marvel Studios's ''
Thor: Love and Thunder'' with director
Taika Waititi
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. Robinson also received screenplay credit on
HBO Max
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's ''
Unpregnant
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'' released in 2020.
She is set to write, direct and executive produce a ''
Center Stage'' television series. Robinson served as a Consulting Producer on the
Marvel Studios and
Disney+
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show ''
Hawkeye''.
Robinson directed and co-wrote the film ''
Do Revenge
''Do Revenge'' is a 2022 American teen black comedy film directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, who co-wrote the screenplay alongside Celeste Ballard. It stars Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke, Austin Abrams, Rish Shah, and Sarah Michelle Gellar, and ...
'', starring
Camila Mendes and
Maya Hawke
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, a high school comedy version of ''
Strangers on a Train''.
The film premiered on
Netflix
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in September 2022.
Filmography
Film
Television
See also
*
List of female film and television directors
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A
* Jennifer Abbott (Canada)
* Sarah Abbott (Canada
* Jenn ...
*
List of LGBT-related films directed by women
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References
External links
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American women film directors
American women film producers
American women screenwriters
Living people
1988 births
Writers from Miami
Film directors from Florida
Film producers from Florida
Screenwriters from Florida
21st-century American screenwriters
21st-century American women writers