Michael Starrbury

Michael Starrbury is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on the film The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, and the television series Legends of Chamberlain Heights, When They See Us, and Colin in Black & White.

Michael Starrbury
Nationality	American
Occupations	Screenwriter Producer
Years active	2009–present
Notable work	The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Legends of Chamberlain Heights When They See Us Colin in Black & White

Career

In 2009, Starrbury served as a panelist for .EDU Film Festival.^[1] In July 2013, he wrote the Lionsgate film The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete.^[2][3] By May 2015, he scripted the Comedy Central series Legends of Chamberlain Heights.^[4] In July 2018, he was writing the series When They See Us, the first in three projects for Netflix.^[5] In August 2021, the second Netflix collaboration occurred when they hired Starrbury to write the screenplay for Colin in Black & White.^[6] In December 2021, the third Netflix project was revealed when Starrbury was hired to script their film adaptation of David F. Walker's comic, The Hated.^[7] In November 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that Starrbury would be collaborating with Marvel Studios, having been set to script the reboot of Blade (2025).^[8]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Credited as		Notes
		Writer	Producer
2013	The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete	Yes	Co-producer	Film[2]
2016–17	Legends of Chamberlain Heights	Yes	Executive	20 episodes Also actor Role: Malik Cummings[4]
2019	When They See Us	Yes	No	Episode: "Part Four"[5]
2021	Colin in Black & White	Yes	Executive	Episodes: "Cornrows" and "Dear Colin"[6]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Series	Result	Ref.
Black Reel Awards	February 13, 2014	Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original	The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete	Nominated	[9]
Independent Spirit Awards	March 1, 2014	Outstanding Best First Screenplay		Nominated	[10]
Black Reel Awards	February 7, 2019	Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series	When They See Us	Nominated	[11]
Primetime Emmy Award	September 14–15, 2019	Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special		Nominated	[12]
African-American Film Critics Association	December 10, 2019	Best Writing		Won	[13]
Humanitas Prize	January 24, 2020	Limited Series, TV Movie, or Special		Won	[14]
NAACP Image Awards	February 22, 2020	Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series		Nominated	[15][16]
Black Reel Awards	February 28, 2022	Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series	Colin in Black & White	Nominated	[17]
		Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series		Nominated