Dominique Fishback Says ‘Swarm’ Had Her Doing Things ‘That I’ve Never Done Before’

TheWrap Magazine: The first-time Emmy nominee didn’t know what to expect playing a Black, female serial killer on the Prime Video limited series

Dominique Fishback in "Swarm" (Amazon Prime Video)
Dominique Fishback in "Swarm" (Credit: Prime Video)

Dominique Fishback has arrived. That much was clear when the Emmy nominations were announced on July 12 and Fishback, who’d shone in recent years in the movies “The Hate U Give” and “Judas and the Black Messiah,” was among the nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series for her off-the-chain performance in “Swarm.”

Fishback stars as Dre, a single-minded devotee of a Beyoncé-like pop star. Dre becomes a brutal serial killer hunting down people who speak ill of her idol, with the series serving as a searing indictment of toxic fandom with greater systemic roots. It’s not an exaggeration to say that Swarm lives and dies on the strength of Fishback’s performance.

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