In a simpler time before the “Nepo Baby” discourse began, Donald Glover and Janine Nabers made headlines in 2022 when they hired former First Daughter Malia Obama as a writer for their FX series “Swarm.” It seemed like a natural fit, considering that the show dealt with the experiences of people who achieve fame at a young age, something that Obama was forced to become familiar with whether she liked it or not. It was an intriguing hire from the moment it was announced, and now we’re starting to see the results.
Television is an inherently collaborative medium, and it’s always difficult to gauge the impact that any individual staff writer can have on a show. But it sounds like the experiment is working quite well thus far. In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Nabers said that the writing staff is thrilled with the impact that Obama has made so far.
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Television is an inherently collaborative medium, and it’s always difficult to gauge the impact that any individual staff writer can have on a show. But it sounds like the experiment is working quite well thus far. In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Nabers said that the writing staff is thrilled with the impact that Obama has made so far.