Amazon Prime's Swarm has been inspired by Beyoncé and the Bey Hive.
is the latest TV show to grace Amazon Prime - and its premise has got people talking owing to its inspiration.
In April 2016, Beyoncé released her sixth studio album, Lemonade. On the same evening, speculation arose that a Beyoncé megafan named Marissa Jackson had died by suicide.one of the show's creators Janine Nabers shed more light on how this acted as a catalyst for the plot, and why Marissa reportedly took her life.
Explaining the real events, Janine continued, 'In April of 2016, Lemonade was released. On the same night, there was a rumour about a woman named Marissa Jackson who committed suicide after watching this visual album because it basically confirmed that a very powerful manwas cheating on one of the most incredibly beautiful and successful pop stars of our time.'
Marissa 'Ris' Jackson is in fact a character in Swarm - she is Dre's sister and fellow Ni'jah fangirl. Marissa kills herself when Dre informs her that her boyfriend tried to cheat on her.
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