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Akela Cooper

Akela Cooper

Known for

Writing

Birthplace

Hayti, Missouri, USA

Biography

Akela Cooper is an American screenwriter and television producer. She is the screenwriter of horror films including Hell Fest (2018), Malignant (2021), M3GAN (2022) and The Nun II (2023). Cooper was named in Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2021 list.

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Best known work

The 100

The 100

2014

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

2011

M3GAN

M3GAN

2022

Grimm

Grimm

2011

Malignant

Malignant

2021

The Nun II

The Nun II

2023

Marvel's Luke Cage

Marvel's Luke Cage

2016

M3GAN 2.0

M3GAN 2.0

2025

Hell Fest

Hell Fest

2018

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

2022

Filmography

TBA
It's Over
Screenplay
TBA
Don't Look
Writer
TBA
Deepest, Darkest
Executive Producer
TBA
The Lot
Screenplay, Producer
2025
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
as Self
2025
The Boulet Brothers' Holiday of Horrors
Writer, Director
2025
The Last FrontierTV
Writer
2025
1000 Women in Horror
as Self
2025
M3GAN 2.0
Characters, Story
2024
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
as Self
2023
The Nun II
Screenplay, Story
2022
M3GAN
Story, Screenplay
2022
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: TitansTV
as Self - Guest Judge (1 episode)
2022
Star Trek: Strange New WorldsTV
Co-Executive Producer, Writer
2021
Malignant
Story, Screenplay
2021
Jupiter's LegacyTV
Teleplay, Co-Executive Producer
2019
The Tamron Hall ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
2019
ChambersTV
Executive Producer, Writer
2019
The Ready RoomTV
as Self (1 episode)
2018
Hell Fest
Screenplay
2016
The Boulet Brothers' DragulaTV
as Self - Guest Judge (1 episode)
2016
Marvel's Luke CageTV
Writer, Producer, Supervising Producer
2014
The 100TV
Writer, Executive Story Editor, Co-Producer
2013
Witches of East EndTV
Co-Producer, Writer
2013
Marvel's AvengersTV
Writer