Syreeta Singleton
{{Short description|American producer and writer}}
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Syreeta Singleton is an American producer and writer. She wrote for the series Black Monday, Central Park, and Insecure and served as the showrunner of Rap Sh!t. Her debut feature screenplay is the 2025 Keke Palmer and SZA buddy comedy, One of Them Days.
Career
Singleton was born and raised in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Raquel 'Rocky' |date=2025-01-20 |title='One of Them Days' Crew Hopes Film Opens Doors for More Black Stories in Hollywood: 'There's Constantly Things That We Have to Overcome' |url=https://www.thewrap.com/one-of-them-days-black-storytelling-hollywood-challenges/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}} She began writing stories, raps, and poems during childhood.{{Cite web |last=Stories |first=Local |date=2019-02-11 |title=Meet Syreeta Singleton |url=https://www.voyagela.com/interview/meet-syreeta-singleton/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Voyage LA Magazine {{!}} LA City Guide |language=en-US}} She received a degree in public relations and later worked as a production assistant. She worked full time as a publicist before shifting to focus on screenwriting. She met Issa Rae at a workshop for content creators and Rae agreed to co-produce Singleton's first comedy screenplay. Singleton later collaborated with Rae on Insecure; she began as Prentice Penny's assistant on the first season, before transitioning to staff writer.{{Cite web |last=Taryn |first=Finley |date=2022-07-12 |title=‘Rap Sh!t’ Showrunner Syreeta Singleton Is On Her Boss Sh!t |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rap-shit-syreeta-singleton-issa-rae_n_62cc60bfe4b0d74019871d0f |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=HuffPost |language=en}} In 2019, a re-imagining of Set It Off to be produced by Rae and co-written with Nina Gloster was announced.{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2019-09-16 |title=Issa Rae, New Line Teaming for ‘Set It Off’ Reimagining |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/issa-rae-new-line-team-set-it-reimagining-1240145/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} In 2021, she signed a one-year overall deal with HBO and Max.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2021-03-18 |title=Writer Syreeta Singleton Inks Overall Deal With HBO & HBO Max |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/writer-syreeta-singleton-overall-deal-hbo-hbo-max-1234716928/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Next, Issa Rae asked Singleton to serve as showrunner for Rae's second scripted series, Rap Sh!t, which ran for two seasons.{{Cite web |last=Luse |first=Brittany |date=2023-11-17 |title=The return of Andre 3000; plus, 'Rap Sh!t' puts the music industry on blast |url=https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1197954280 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=NPR}}{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Leigh-Ann |date=2023-11-07 |title=Syreeta Singleton Discusses Rap Comedy and the Music Industry |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/arts/television/issa-rae-syreeta-singleton.html |website=New York TImes}} Singleton was also a writer for Black Monday and Central Park.
Her debut feature film screenplay, One of Them Days, premiered in January 2025.{{Cite web |last=Gajewski |first=Ryan |date=2024-10-24 |title=Keke Palmer, SZA R-Rated Comedy Reveals Title and First Trailer |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/one-of-them-days-keke-palmer-sza-trailer-1236043688/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} The comedy, starring, Keke Palmer and SZA, received positive critical reception.{{Cite web |title=One of Them Days |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/one_of_them_days |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- [https://www.instagram.com/reetafajita/?hl=en Official Instagram]
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Category:21st-century African-American women writers
Category:American women screenwriters
Category:American women television producers
Category:African-American television producers
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Category:Writers from Los Angeles
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