We are weirdly fascinated by the minds of serial killers. Although we don’t know what we’ll do if we come across one, we sure like to watch the fictionalized versions of these monsters go on various kinds of killing sprees. That has led to the success of “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” “The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes,” “You,” “Dexter,” “Hannibal,” “Mindhunter,” “The Serpent,” “The Ted Bundy Tapes,” “Tales of the Grim Sleeper,” “The Confession Killer,” “Psycho,” “The Silence of the Lambs,” “Scream,” “Seven,” “Zodiac,” “Memories of Murder,” and more. But nowadays, this particular subgenre is facing a severe amount of backlash for forcing the victims of these serial killers to relive their trauma while production houses and streaming platforms make money off it. So, it’s intriguing that a show like “Swarm” is choosing to comment on this trend through the lens of extreme fandoms that are ready to go to any lengths for their favorite stars.
“Swarm” has been created by Donald Glover and Jabine Nabers. The episodes have been directed by Donald, Stephen Glover, Ibra Ake, and Adamma Ebo. The writers’ room features Karen Joseph Adcock, Malia Obama (yes, Michelle and Barack Obama’s daughter), Ake, Stephen, Kara Brown, and Jamal Olori. The show follows Dre (Dominique Fishback), who lives with her stepsister Marissa (Chloe Bailey). They are hardcore fans of the pop star Ni’Jah (Nirine S. Brown), and they either dream of becoming like her or being in her presence. Marissa has a boyfriend named Khalid (Damson Idris), but Dre doesn’t approve of him because of his general sleaziness. One day, when Marissa asks Dre to cover her shift at the mall, she messes things up, thereby jeopardizing their only source of income. That’s also the day Marissa decides to move to Atlanta with Khalid. Since this turn of events upsets Dre a lot, she goes out drinking and mating for the night and ignores…
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