Meredith Averill

Meredith Averill is an American television writer and producer. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Averill graduated from New York University with a degree in screenwriting.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In May 2023, Netflix extended Averill's overall deal and she joined Wednesday as an Executive Producer for its second season.

Filmography Television The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

Title Year Credited as Network Notes Creator Writer ExecutiveProducer October Road 2007–08 ABC Assistant to Showrunners Samurai Girl 2008 (2) ABC Family Life on Mars 2008–09 (3) ABC Staff Writer Happy Town 2010 (1) ABC Story editor The Good Wife 2010–13 (9) CBS Story editor Executive story editor Co-producer Producer Star-Crossed 2014 (3) The CW Co-Showrunner Jane the Virgin 2014–15 (3) The CW Co-executive producer American Gothic 2016 (1) CBS Pure Genius 2016–17 (2) CBS Co-executive producer Gone 2017 (1) TF1VOX The Haunting of Hill House 2018 (2) Netflix Co-Showrunner الآنسة فرح (Miss Farah) 2019–20 (3) MBC 4 Arabic-language remake of Jane the Virgin; based on the Episode 3, 10 and 18, Written by Locke & Key 2020–2022 (6) Netflix Co-Showrunner Wednesday 2025 Netflix

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.