What Did Malia Obama Write for Swarm? Fully Explained

Sunny Anderson
Mar 20, 2023
Mar 20, 2023

Beehive is one of Prime Video's most popular new shows, and is led by the creative team from Atlanta. The cast includes Dominique Fishback, Chloe Bailey, Damson Idris, Billie Eilish, Rickey Thompson, Paris Jackson, Rory Culkin, Kiersey Clemons, and Byron Bowers. Even more impressively, Malia Obama is credited as a writer for the show. This is Obama's first significant television writing job, after having interned with the Weinstein Company and HBO's Girls. Get to know what Obama contributed to the series by reading on.

#1. What is Swarm about?

What Did Malia Obama Write for Swarm? Source: Insider

Prime Video’s “Swarm,” from Donald Glover and “Atlanta” scribe Janine Nabers, focuses on the dangers of stan culture, obsessive fandoms and being chronically online. The limited series, now streaming, stars Dominique Fishback as Dre, as a member of the “Killer Bees,” a fandom that may call to mind a certain other Beyhive.

#2. What Did Malia Obama Write for the Show?

What Did Malia Obama Write for Swarm? Source: People

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’.
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.”

What Did Malia Obama Write for Swarm? Source: Insider

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. The ‘Swarm’ EP sees the star collaborate with the show’s fictional star Ni’jah (Nirine S. Brown) and features contributions from Fam Udeorji, Teo Halm, Jeff Kleinman and others.

#3. Where Can I Watch Swarm?

What Did Malia Obama Write for Swarm? Source: Netflix Life

All seven episodes of Swarm are now streaming on Prime Video. Check out a teaser for the series — and a clip of Eilish, making her acting debut in the show — below. Former First Daughter Malia Obama worked on Swarm, the new Amazon Prime Video TV series created by Donald Glover.
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