A series on TikTok about a group chat of girls is the new favourite program on the internet, and Sydney Robinson is the showrunner, director, writer, cinematographer,and star of the show
The Group Chat is the creation of Sydney Robinson (@thatgirlsydjo), who writes and stars in each video dramatizing a text chat thread between a group of girls.
Who is writer and director Sydney Robinson, woman behind the viral Girls Group Chat drama series on TikTok and Twitter/X
In the first video, which Sydney Robinson, 27, uploaded on March 30, viewers are introduced to a group of housemates whose text exchanges become heated when one of their friends takes a provocative step: asking her boyfriend to the dinner reservation that evening. The members of the group chat then engage in a series of verbal spars and passive-aggressive comments. The drama is captivating viewers on the internet.
Sydney Robinson built a TikTok series with millions of followers. The 27-year-old works throughout the day at an estate jewelry business. Although she thought of the concept for The Group Chat in 2024, she didn’t have the time to create and publish it until March of this year.
If you’re desperate for more, the good news is Sydney has plans to make more of The Group Chat series. “Hopefully I can keep writing this forever, and hopefully there’s just a bunch of fun surprises in store,” she said.
While all the characters and voices are played by her only, after Sydney posted Part 2 of The Group Chat, she gained a fan in Charlie Puth. He commented on that video, “I’m so invested in this…” and then Sydney messaged him and asked him he’d be a part of the series.
When Justin was finally revealed in Part 4, Charlie provided his voice.
What is “Group Chat”?
The original “Group Chat” video has had over 30 million views, almost 4 million likes, and more than 20,000 comments as of Friday, April 11. Leslie Jones, Hailey Bieber, and Charlie Puth noted that they’re engrossed in the plot’s swings and turns, while celebrities like Stassi Schroeder and Bethenny Frankel have shared their own videos offering their opinions on the drama.
“Read the group chat” is the most offensive sentence in the English language, and it starts it all. The drama starts when Hailey, one of the girls in the chat, claims that she doesn’t “want to leave him alone” since her boyfriend Justin had “such a rough day.” The rest of the conversation does not agree with her request that he attend the girls’ supper.
According to Sydney, Hailey is named after a One Tree Hill character and Justin is named for an inside joke with her pals. In fact, she got a lot of inspiration for the series from her pals.