Emily Andras is a Canadian television screenwriter, showrunner, and producer. She is known for

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the beloved cult genre television series '' Wynonna Earp'' and serving as

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and

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of ''

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'' (seasons 3 and 4).

Early life

Andras was born in

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, United States, and raised in

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, Canada. She earned an English degree from Queen's University in

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, Canada, and received her Bachelor of Applied Arts (Radio and Television) from the

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, Ontario.

Career

Emily Andras is the creator and showrunner of SyFy's WYNONNA EARP which ran for 4 seasons and won two E! People's Choice awards. The series was a cult hit with a fervent fanbase and dedicated comic conventions, and was especially lauded in the LGBTQ+ community. Emily created the ''Wynonna Earp'' series after her work on ''Lost Girl'', where she was a writer and consulting producer for the first two seasons, showrunner and executive producer of seasons 3 and 4, and executive consulting producer in its fifth and final season. Prior to ''Lost Girl'', she served on ''

Instant Star ''Instant Star'' is a Canadian musical comedy-drama television series which aired from 15 September 2004 to 26 June 2008. The series stars Alexz Johnson as teenage singing competition winner Jude Harrison. The show chronicles Harrison's experienc ...

'' as showrunner and executive producer, for which she began as a junior writer on the series. Prior to ''Wynonna Earp'' being

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, she was a writer and consulting producer on ''

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'' during its development and first season. In 2008, she was nominated for a

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for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth's Program or Series, for ''Instant Star'' episode " Like A Virgin". She was nominated in 2013 for a

Canadian Screen Award The Canadian Screen Awards () are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series) productions. Given annually by the Academy ...

(CSA) for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for ''Lost Girl'' episode "Into the Dark". In 2017, she received a CSA for Best Cross-Platform Project – Fiction for ''Wynonna Earp Interactive'', and was nominated for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for ''Wynonna Earp'' episode "Purgatory". In 2018, she was nominated for a CSA for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series for ''Wynonna Earp'' episode "I Hope You Dance". In 2019, she received the WGC Showrunner Award by the

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. Emily is known for her quick and witty dialogue, extensive world building/mythology, powerful female characters, and juicy cliff hangers -- CNBC called her “a genre darling” with a “devoted following, who call themselves 'Fandras'".

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andras, Emily 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian women writers Canadian television producers Canadian women screenwriters Canadian women television producers Canadian women television writers Canadian television writers Canadian television show creators Showrunners Writers from Boston Toronto Metropolitan University alumni Queen's University at Kingston alumni Canadian Screen Award winning writers