Rebecca Sugar

Writer, director and producer · Born July 9, 1987 (39) · Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Rebecca Sugar (born July 9, 1987), is an American animator, director, screenwriter, producer, and songwriter. She is known for creating the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe, which has made her the first woman to independently create a series for the network. Sugar was formerly a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series Adventure Time, until 2013. Her work on the two series has earned her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations. For her work on Steven Universe, Sugar was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Short-format Animation for the episodes "Lion 3: Straight to Video" in 2015, "The Answer" in 2016, "Mr. Greg" in 2017 and "Jungle Moon" in 2018. In 2017, Steven Universe was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards, the goal of the awards is to "[recognize] the most inclusive and accurately portrayed representations of the LGBTQ community in film, television, and other platforms" In July 2016, Sugar said at a San Diego Comic-Con panel that the LGBT themes in Steven Universe are in large part based on her own experience as a bisexual woman. In a July 2018 interview on NPR, Sugar said that she created the series's Gems as "non-binary women" in order to express herself, as a non-binary woman, through them.

What are Rebecca Sugar's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

41%

Ideas

21%

Bonds

19%

Survival

10%

Morality

9%

Purpose2 Family bonds2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd

2

Melancholic

2

Hopeful

3

Contemplative

1

Joyful

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Hopeful3 Feel-good2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rebecca Sugar's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Rebecca Sugar's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Critterbis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show Creator
Adult Swim's the Elephant(2025)
Director · Executive Producer · Story
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
AJ Goes to the Dog Park(2024)
Songs
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake(2023)
Show 2 episodes · Songs · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Steven Universe Future(2019)
Show 20 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Story
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Steven Universe: The Movie: Behind the Curtain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Director · Archival Footage Coordinator · as Self
Steven Universe: The Movie(2019)
Director · Composer · Executive Producer · Lyricist · Writer
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Amphibia(2019)
Show 1 episode · as Busker (voice)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Characters
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes(2017)
Show 108 episodes · Vocals
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Adventure Time Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Actor
Steven Universe(2013)
Show 154 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Main Title Theme Composer · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Steven Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Creator · Writer
Adventure Time(2010)
Show 21 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Singles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Director · Composer · Writer
Trade Winds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Animation · Thanks
Afterworld: กลับบ้าน (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Writer
Steven Universe: Lars of the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Creator · Executive Producer
The Adventure Time Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Executive Producer
Untitled Animated Moomin Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 16 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)

$24K worldwide

Highest rated

Adult Swim's the Elephant (2025)

Midcredits 96^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting2 of 20Directing6 of 20Writing11 of 20 · 96^thProducing6 of 20Music3 of 20Other crew10 of 20 · 77^th

20 titles, 10 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s10 · 2 acting · 8 crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

8 major nominations and no wins, 2011–2020.

2020
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
2019
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
2018
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
2017
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
2016
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
2015
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
2013
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
2011
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Is Rebecca Sugar's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 36 · moderate

Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 7 · minimal

Profanity3 titlesmedian 9 · minimal

Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 0 · minimal

Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 56 · moderate

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Rebecca Sugar work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rebecca Sugar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kat Morris shares the most, 3.

Rebecca Sugar

What are Rebecca Sugar's films like?

Themes

Moods and endings

Where can I watch Rebecca Sugar's films?

Filmography

Career shape

By role

By decade

Awards

Is Rebecca Sugar's work okay for kids?

Who does Rebecca Sugar work with?

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles