Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (born April 4, 1988) is an American director, producer, and writer. She is best known for creating the

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show ''

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'', the

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film '' Someone Great'' (2019), and co-writing

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's '' Thor: Love and Thunder'' alongside

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. Robinson's film '' Do Revenge'' (2022) starring Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke, is described as "a subverted dark comedy".

Biography

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson was born and raised in Miami, Florida. At 16 she moved to

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and reached the final round of auditions of ''

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'' to play

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's best friend. After acting and working in Fashion PR between

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and Los Angeles, Robinson turned to writing. She created and produced the

show ''

'', 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 ''

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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''.

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attached to star and produce in the romantic comedy alongside producers

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, Jessie Henderson, and Likely Story. Written by Robinson the story was "described as being about loss, growing up and, above all, the everlasting bond of female friendships."

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, DeWanda Wise, 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, ''

'' reported the Robinson had been hired to co-write

's '' Thor: Love and Thunder'' with director

. Robinson also received screenplay credit on

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's ''

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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

and

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show '' Hawkeye''. Robinson directed and co-wrote the film '' Do Revenge'', starring Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke, a high school comedy version of '' Strangers on a Train''. The film premiered on

in September 2022.

Filmography

Film Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Jennifer Kaytin 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

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