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Thembi Banks

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Thembi Banks at an event for Young. Wild. Free. (2023)
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Thembi Banks is known for Suitable (2017), SMILF (2018) and Doors (2015).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Suitable (2017)
    Suitable
    7.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 2017
    SMILF
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2018
    Doors (2015)
    Doors
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2015
    Only Light (2014)
    Only Light
    5.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Writer

    • 1266
      • Writer
      • Filming
      • TV Series
    • Young. Wild. Free. (2023)
      Young. Wild. Free.
      5.7
      • screenplay by (as Thembi L. Banks)
      • 2023
    • Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
      Only Murders in the Building
      8.0
      TV Series
      • written by (as Thembi L. Banks)
      • 2021
    • Home Before Dark (2020)
      Home Before Dark
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • executive story editor
      • 2020
    • Baldwin Beauty (2020)
      Baldwin Beauty
      5.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Frankie Shaw in SMILF (2017)
      SMILF
      6.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • story editor (as Thembi L. Banks, as Thembi L. Banks)
      • 2019
    • Malcolm Barrett, Verbal + Icarus, and Brandon Scott in Hoops (2019)
      Hoops
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • SMILF
      TV Movie
      • writer
      • 2018
    • Step Up: High Water (2018)
      Step Up: High Water
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Writer (as Thembi L Banks)
      • 2018
    • Vanessa Williams in Daytime Divas (2017)
      Daytime Divas
      6.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Doors (2015)
      Doors
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Only Light (2014)
      Only Light
      5.5
      Short
      • writer
      • 2014

    Director

    • Assisted Living
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • 1266
      • Director
      • Filming
      • TV Series
    • Ramón Rodríguez in Will Trent (2023)
      Will Trent
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director (as Thembi L. Banks)
      • 2026
    • The 'Burbs (2026)
      The 'Burbs
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2026
    • Michael Cooper Jr. and Lovie Simone in Forever (2025)
      Forever
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Survival of the Thickest (2023)
      Survival of the Thickest
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Kate Hudson in Running Point (2025)
      Running Point
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Alyah Chanelle Scott, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Amrit Kaur, Pauline Chalamet, Renika Williams-Blutcher, and Mia Rodgers in The Sex Lives of College Girls (2021)
      The Sex Lives of College Girls
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022–2025
    • Delroy Lindo and Kerry Washington in Unprisoned (2023)
      Unprisoned
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Young. Wild. Free. (2023)
      Young. Wild. Free.
      5.7
      • Director (as Thembi L. Banks)
      • 2023
    • William Jackson Harper in Love Life (2020)
      Love Life
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
      Brooklyn Nine-Nine
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Abby McEnany in Work in Progress (2019)
      Work in Progress
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Amanda Seales, Jay Ellis, and Issa Rae in Insecure (2016)
      Insecure
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Baldwin Beauty (2020)
      Baldwin Beauty
      5.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Malcolm Barrett, Verbal + Icarus, and Brandon Scott in Hoops (2019)
      Hoops
      Short
      • directed by
      • 2019
    • Fredro Starr, Mitchell Edwards, and Markees Christmas in 88 (proof of concept) (2018)
      88 (proof of concept)
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2018

    Producer

    • 1266
      • executive producer (co-showrunner)
      • Filming
      • TV Series
    • Young. Wild. Free. (2023)
      Young. Wild. Free.
      5.7
      • executive producer (as Thembi L. Banks)
      • 2023
    • Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
      Only Murders in the Building
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer (as Thembi L. Banks)
      • 2021
    • An Ode to Harold
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2018
    • The Julie Stories (2016)
      The Julie Stories
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Renee Faia, Matthew Yang King, Booboo Stewart, Jessica Lu, and Chanel Marriott in Loveology (2016)
      Loveology
      8.7
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Undone
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Mandala (2015)
      Mandala
      8.0
      Short
      • co-producer: Los Angeles Unit
      • 2015
    • Doors (2015)
      Doors
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Present Trauma (2013)
      Present Trauma
      7.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 2013
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    LOVEOLOGY
    LOVEOLOGY
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    LOVEOLOGY

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