Meredith Averill is an American television writer and producer. Born in
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
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, Averill graduated from
New York University
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with a degree in
screenwriting
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Screenwriters are responsible for researching the story, dev ...
.
Career
Averill began her career as an assistant to TV writer/producers
André Nemec
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His screenplays include '' Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol'' and ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. He is also the co-creator of CBS's summer hit series '' Zoo'', as ...
and
Josh Appelbaum
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Biography
Appelbaum is from a Jewish family.Samurai Girl'', ABC's ''
Life on Mars
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'' and ABC's '' Happy Town''. Averill then spent three years on CBS's ''
The Good Wife
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'' as a writer and producer.
In May 2013 she signed an overall deal with
CBS Television Studios
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, where she was the creator and executive producer of
The CW
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science fiction teen drama ''
Star-Crossed
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Variety
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'', June 11, 2013.
After Star-Crossed's cancellation, she then went on to work as a Co-Executive Producer for the CW's ''
Jane the Virgin
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'' and CBS's ''
Pure Genius
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''. She served as the co-showrunner/executive producer for Netflix's series '' The Haunting of Hill House''.
In 2018, Averill came on board as the Co-Showrunner/Executive Producer for Netflix's adaptation of ''
Locke & Key
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Plot summary
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In 1775 during the American Revolution, a ...
'', which she developed for television along with Carlton Cuse and Aron Eli Coleite.
In December 2020, Netflix announced it had picked up ''
Locke & Key
''Locke & Key'' is an American comic book series written by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodríguez, and published by IDW Publishing.
Plot summary
This plot is presented in chronological order.
In 1775 during the American Revolution, a ...
'' 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.
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. In 2019, she was awarded the
Bram Stoker Award
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History
The Awards were established in 1987 and have been presented annually since ...