Carina Adly Mackenzie is an American producer, young adult novelist, and screenwriter best known for creating the CW TV series

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Early life

Mackenzie grew up in

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, and studied English at the

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at Boulder before moving to Los Angeles to become a writer.

Career

Before becoming a screenwriter, she was a television critic at '' Zap2it.com,

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,'' and ''

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'', writing among other things about the American teen drama TV show ''

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''. Mackenzie spent five years as staff writer on '' The Originals'' and also wrote for ''

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''.

''Eternal Night''

She wrote a young adult novel for Paper Lantern Lit, a literary development company, called ''Eternal Night'', about gods living in plain sight of humans and then disappearing, bringing chaos onto the world. It was published in August 2014. Mackenzie notes being frustrated in 2012, wanting to write a novel but feeling that every publishing house, literary agent, and packaging company she spoke to about that topic was only interested in something like the ''

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'' series, which she personally was not interested in writing. An author friend, Rebecca Serle, whom she knew through her work as a television critic, recommended she approach PaperLantern Lit. She submitted a sample of her current work in progress, which led to the eventual creation of ''Eternal Night''.

''Roswell, New Mexico''

Mackenzie created the ''

'' television series, a reboot of the original ''Roswell'' series that launched in 1999 and also included novels. In July 2020, it was announced she would no longer be serving as executive producer and co-showrunner starting with the third season of the series.

''We Were Liars''

In January 2023, it was announced that Mackenzie would write the second episode of the new ''We Were Liars'' TV series ordered by

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, which is based on the young adult contemporary novel ''

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'', an amnesia thriller set on a private island close to

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, written by E. Lockhart. Mackenzie also serves as an executive producer along with Julie Plec,

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, and Lockhart.

Filmography

Personal life

Mackenzie had wanted to become a writer since she was six. She has been interested in politics since she was thirteen years old. She likes cowboys and classic sci-fi.

References

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