Meredith Averill

Meredith Averill
Born
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
Years active2008–present
Known for

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 CBS Television Studios, where she was the creator and executive producer of The CW science fiction teen drama Star-Crossed.[2][3]

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
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
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
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

  1. ^ Jelliff, C. (2014). "Star-Crossed creator talks background, previews new series" Curiata.com.
  2. ^ Nellie Andreeva, "‘Star-Crossed’ Creator Meredith Averill Signs Overall Deal With CBS TV Studios", Deadline Hollywood, May 29, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Daniel Doperalski, "10 TV Writers to Watch", Variety, June 11, 2013.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (August 27, 2018). "'The Haunting Of Hill House' Reveals Premiere Date & First-Look Photos". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
  5. ^ Vary, Adam B. (February 7, 2020). "How Netflix's 'Locke and Key' Changed From Joe Hill's Graphic Novel". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
  6. ^ "2018 Bram Stoker Awards Winners & Nominees". Bram Stoker Award. Horror Writers Association. May 11, 2019.