Meredith Averill
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Meredith Averill | |
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Born | Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
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Years active | 2008–present |
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Meredith Averill is an American television writer and producer. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Averill graduated from New York University with a degree in screenwriting.[1]
Career
Averill began her career as an assistant to TV writer/producers André Nemec and Josh Appelbaum, then became a writer for the ABC Family mini-series Samurai Girl, ABC's Life on Mars and ABC's Happy Town. Averill then spent three years on CBS's The Good Wife as a writer and producer.
In May 2013 she signed an overall deal with
After Star-Crossed's cancellation, she then went on to work as a Co-Executive Producer for the CW's Jane the Virgin and CBS's Pure Genius. She served as the co-showrunner/executive producer for Netflix's series The Haunting of Hill House.[4]
In 2018, Averill came on board as the Co-Showrunner/Executive Producer for Netflix's adaptation of Locke & Key, which she developed for television along with Carlton Cuse and Aron Eli Coleite.[5]
In December 2020, Netflix announced it had picked up Locke & Key for a second and third season and signed Averill to a three-year overall deal.
Filmography
Television
The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
Title | Year | Credited as | Network | Notes | ||
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Creator | Writer | Executive Producer | ||||
October Road | 2007–08 | No | No | No | ABC | Assistant to Showrunners (season 2) |
Samurai Girl | 2008 | No | Yes (2) | No | ABC Family
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Life on Mars | 2008–09 | No | Yes (3) | No | ABC | Staff Writer |
Happy Town | 2010 | No | Yes (1) | No | ABC | Story editor (6 episodes) |
The Good Wife | 2010–13 | No | Yes (9) | No | CBS | Story editor (season 2; 11 episodes) Executive story editor (season 2; 12 episodes) Co-producer (season 3) Producer (season 4) |
Star-Crossed | 2014 | Yes | Yes (3) | Yes | The CW | Co-Showrunner |
Jane the Virgin | 2014–15 | No | Yes (3) | No | The CW | Co-executive producer (season 1) |
American Gothic | 2016 | No | Yes (1) | No | CBS | |
Pure Genius | 2016–17 | No | Yes (2) | No | CBS | Co-executive producer (4 episodes) |
Gone | 2017 | No | Yes (1) | No | TF1 VOX |
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The Haunting of Hill House | 2018 | No | Yes (2) | Yes | Netflix | Co-Showrunner |
الآنسة فرح (Miss Farah) | 2019–20 | No | Yes (3) | No | MBC 4 | Arabic-language remake of Jane the Virgin; based on the Episode 3, 10 and 18, Written by (season 1) |
Locke & Key | 2020–2022 | Developer | Yes (6) | Yes | Netflix | Co-Showrunner |
Awards
Averill is a two-time Golden Globe nominee and a four-time nominee of the Writers Guild of America Award. She was chosen as one of Variety's Top 10 TV Writers to Watch for 2013.[3] In 2019, she was awarded the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Screenplay for an episode of The Haunting of Hill House she wrote entitled "The Bent-Neck Lady."[6]
References
- ^ Jelliff, C. (2014). "Star-Crossed creator talks background, previews new series" Curiata.com.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva, "‘Star-Crossed’ Creator Meredith Averill Signs Overall Deal With CBS TV Studios", Deadline Hollywood, May 29, 2013.
- ^ a b Daniel Doperalski, "10 TV Writers to Watch", Variety, June 11, 2013.
- ^ Petski, Denise (August 27, 2018). "'The Haunting Of Hill House' Reveals Premiere Date & First-Look Photos". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ Vary, Adam B. (February 7, 2020). "How Netflix's 'Locke and Key' Changed From Joe Hill's Graphic Novel". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ "2018 Bram Stoker Awards Winners & Nominees". Bram Stoker Award. Horror Writers Association. May 11, 2019.
External links
- Meredith Averill at IMDb