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.

Career In 2009, Starrbury served as a panelist for .EDU Film Festival. In July 2013, he wrote the Lionsgate film The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete. By May 2015, he scripted the Comedy Central series Legends of Chamberlain Heights. In July 2018, he was writing the series When They See Us, the first in three projects for Netflix. In August 2021, the second Netflix collaboration occurred when they hired Starrbury to write the screenplay for Colin in Black & White. 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. In November 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that Starrbury would be collaborating with Marvel Studios, having been set to script the reboot of Blade (2025).

Filmography +Key Denotes productions that have not yet been released

YearTitleCredited asNotes Writer Producer 2013 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Film Independent Spirit Awards March 1, 2014 Outstanding Best First Screenplay Black Reel Awards February 7, 2019 Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series When They See Us Primetime Emmy Award September 14–15, 2019 Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special African-American Film Critics Association December 10, 2019 Best Writing Humanitas Prize January 24, 2020 Limited Series, TV Movie, or Special NAACP Image Awards February 22, 2020 Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Black Reel Awards February 28, 2022 Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series Colin in Black & White Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series