Alumna Silka Luisa ‘11 is the showrunner for the forthcoming Apple TV+ original series, Shining Girls. In addition to helming the series as showrunner, Luisa also serves as executive producer and writer.
Based on the bestselling 2013 novel of the same name by Lauren Beukes, Shining Girls follows Kirby Mazrach (Elizabeth Moss) years after a brutal attack left her in a constantly shifting reality, as she learns that a recent murder is linked to her assault. She teams with a veteran reporter to understand her ever-changing present and confront her past. In addition to starring in the series, Moss, an Emmy Award winning actress, also serves as one of the series’s executive producers and even stepped into the director’s chair for two episodes of the season. In addition to Moss and Moura, the drama stars Phillipa Soo, with Amy Brenneman and Jamie Bell rounding out the ensemble cast.
Shining Girls will premiere globally on Friday, April 29, 2022 on Apple TV+.
Watch the trailer for Shining Girls below.
Growing up in Miami with a superstitious Dominican mother, Silka Luisa’s upbringing was filled with strong women and a few too many psychics. Her writing reflects both—women who won’t take no for an answer and the hope that there’s some magic waiting for everyone. She has received such accolades as the IFP-Marcie Bloom Fellowship, the HSF McNamara Grant, and Columbia University’s prestigious Arthur Krim Award. Her scripts have placed in numerous screenplay competitions, including the Nicholl Fellowship. After graduating from Columbia University’s MFA Film Program in 2011, Luisa completed Film Independent’s Project Involve Fellowship in Los Angeles in 2012 where she worked on Arcana, an original fantasy/adventure script. Her other recent credits include the television series Strange Angel (2018) and TV movie The Wilding (2016).
