Devan Renea
- Writer
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Born in Florida but raised in the metropolis of what is affectionally referred to as the DMV area (DC, MD, VA), Devan Renea is an alumnus of Morgan State, Howard, and Full Sail University. Devan got her start in the industry through the prestigious Television Academy Emmy's Internship Program, and eventually found a home at Warner Bros early on in her career.
Her credits include OWN's scripted series, 'Queen Sugar', 'Freefrom's, 'Famous in Love' CW's 'Stargirl', and she was most recently a writer for OWN's new legal drama series, 'Delilah'.
In addition to her professional pursuits during her eight years with Warner Bros, Devan also presided as the Board Co-Chair President of the Black Employees at WB (BE), which allowed her to oversee employee engagement initiatives geared at strengthening diversity and inclusion across all of Warner Media. She also devotes her time through mentorship with the WB Youth Mentoring Program, HBCU in LA Internship Program, and a non-profit foster youth initiative, Kids in the Spotlight, where she volunteers her skill sets as a screenwriting instructor.
Devan is also an accomplished writer who was most recently was the Script Coordinator and Co-writer of two episodes of OWN's legal drama series, 'Delilah', including the season finale! She was also recently the Script Coordinator on the highly anticipated limited series from Hulu, 'Iron Mike', starring Moonlight's Trevante Rhodes, centered around the life of controversial Heavy Weight Champion boxer Mike Tyson, slated to air in the spring of 2022.
Devan is also becoming a seasoned Executive Producer and Unit Production Manager, who recently produced a forthcoming short independent film entitled, 'Unconquered' and Black Lives Matter centered short film, entitled 'Welcome', slated to hit the film festival circuit in 2022. She also started her own production company, Boss Up Productions; a multi-platform production company which provides an array of services including premiere red carpet event planning for entrainment-based events, industry polished script analysis and development, and in house producing of small scale, low budget content.
Devan continues to groom her entertainment business acumen along with her passion for writing and story development in the hopes of becoming an esteemed Executive Producer, and inevitably an award-winning Showrunner/Show Creator. She has the creativity and capability to produce and develop entertaining and riveting content, with a work ethic, dedication, and acumen which exudes the professionalism of a seasoned artist!
In addition to her professional pursuits during her eight years with Warner Bros, Devan also presided as the Board Co-Chair President of the Black Employees at WB (BE), which allowed her to oversee employee engagement initiatives geared at strengthening diversity and inclusion across all of Warner Media. She also devotes her time through mentorship with the WB Youth Mentoring Program, HBCU in LA Internship Program, and a non-profit foster youth initiative, Kids in the Spotlight, where she volunteers her skill sets as a screenwriting instructor.
Devan is also an accomplished writer who was most recently was the Script Coordinator and Co-writer of two episodes of OWN's legal drama series, 'Delilah', including the season finale! She was also recently the Script Coordinator on the highly anticipated limited series from Hulu, 'Iron Mike', starring Moonlight's Trevante Rhodes, centered around the life of controversial Heavy Weight Champion boxer Mike Tyson, slated to air in the spring of 2022.
Devan is also becoming a seasoned Executive Producer and Unit Production Manager, who recently produced a forthcoming short independent film entitled, 'Unconquered' and Black Lives Matter centered short film, entitled 'Welcome', slated to hit the film festival circuit in 2022. She also started her own production company, Boss Up Productions; a multi-platform production company which provides an array of services including premiere red carpet event planning for entrainment-based events, industry polished script analysis and development, and in house producing of small scale, low budget content.
Devan continues to groom her entertainment business acumen along with her passion for writing and story development in the hopes of becoming an esteemed Executive Producer, and inevitably an award-winning Showrunner/Show Creator. She has the creativity and capability to produce and develop entertaining and riveting content, with a work ethic, dedication, and acumen which exudes the professionalism of a seasoned artist!
