Akela Cooper

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Akela Cooper
Born Hayti, Missouri, U.S.
Alma mater Truman State University
Occupation Screenwriter
Television producer
Years active 2012–present

Akela Cooper is an American screenwriter and television producer. She gained wider prominence as the screenwriter of Malignant (2021) and M3GAN (2022). Cooper was named to Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2021 list.[1]

Early life and education

Cooper was raised in Hayti, Missouri.[2] She graduated from Truman State University with a degree in creative writing in 2003[3] and received her MFA from the USC School of Cinema-Television, where she was the first recipient of the NAACP/CBS Writer's Fellowship.[4]

Career

Cooper was a staff writer for Grimm for two seasons and went on to be a writer and co-producer for The 100, American Horror Story, Luke Cage, Jupiter's Legacy, Witches of East End, and Chambers. She wrote the horror film Malignant, released in September 2021.[1] She is the screenwriter of the upcoming sequel to the horror film The Nun, as well as the 2023 horror film M3GAN, and she is also the showrunner for the upcoming HBO Max television adaptation of the novel Monster by A. Lee Martinez.[5][6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Writing credit Ref.(s)
Screenplay Story
2018 Hell Fest Yes No [7]
2021 Malignant Yes Yes [7]
2023 M3GAN Yes Yes [6]
2023 The Nun 2 Yes Yes [6][8]

Television

Year Title Writer Producer Ref.
2012 Tron: Uprising Yes No [7]
2012–13 Grimm Yes No [1]
2014 Witches of East End Yes Yes [1]
2014–2015 The 100 Yes Yes [1]
2016 American Horror Story Yes Supervising [1]
2016–18 Luke Cage Yes Yes [9]
2018–19 Avengers Assemble Yes No
2019 Chambers Yes Executive [1]
2021 Jupiter's Legacy Yes Executive [1]
2022 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Yes Executive [10][11]

Awards and nominations

References

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