Jennifer Kaytin Robinson

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Born	April 4, 1988 (age 36); Miami, Florida, U.S.
Other names	Jennifer K. Robinson
Occupations	Director; writer; producer;
Years active	2007–present

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,^[1] the Netflix film Someone Great (2019),^[2]^[3] and co-writing Marvel Studios's Thor: Love and Thunder alongside Taika Waititi. Robinson's film Do Revenge (2022) starring Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke, is described as "a subverted dark comedy".^[4]

Early life

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson was born and raised in Miami, Florida. At 16, she moved to Los Angeles and reached the final round of auditions of Hannah Montana to play Miley Cyrus's best friend.^[1] After acting and working in Fashion PR between New York and Los Angeles, Robinson turned to writing.^[5]

Career

She created and produced the MTV show Sweet/Vicious,^[1] 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.^[5] 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.^[6] A Sweet/Vicious comic book written by Robinson was announced in 2018.^[7]

In 2016, Robinson was named as one of Variety‘s 10 TV Writers to Watch.^[8] She was invited to speak at the White House under the Obama administration and Vice President Biden's final "It's On Us Summit."^[9]

In 2018, it was announced that Robinson would make her feature directorial debut for Netflix with Someone Great.^[10] Gina Rodriguez attached to star and produce in the romantic comedy alongside producers Paul Feig, 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." Brittany Snow,^[11] DeWanda Wise,^[12] and Lakeith Stanfield^[13] were also cast. Filming began in New York City in April 2018. Someone Great premiered on Netflix on April 19, 2019.^[2]^[3]

In 2020, Variety reported the Robinson had been hired to co-write Marvel Studios's Thor: Love and Thunder with director Taika Waititi. Robinson also received screenplay credit on HBO Max's Unpregnant, released in 2020.

She is set to write, direct and executive produce a Center Stage television series.^[14] Robinson served as a Consulting Producer on the Marvel Studios and Disney+ 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.^[4] The film premiered on Netflix on September 16, 2022.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2019	Someone Great	Yes	Yes	Executive
2020	Unpregnant	No	Yes	No
2022	Thor: Love and Thunder	No	Yes	No
2022	Do Revenge	Yes	Yes	Yes
2025	Untitled I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel	Yes	Yes	No

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
2016	Sweet/Vicious	No	Yes	Yes	Series Creator
2020	Love Life	Yes	No	No	Episode: "Magnus Lund Part II"
2021	Hawkeye	No	No	Consulting
TBA	Untitled Center Stage series	Yes	Yes	Yes	In development