Cassie Pappas
Cassie Pappas is an American television writer, screenwriter and playwright. She has worked on the Apple TV+ dystopian drama Silo (TV series), the Netflix crime drama Griselda (miniseries), the FX drama series Tyrant and the Showtime series The L Word. She is currently working on the upcoming Netflix series Hatching Twitter based on the book by Nick Bilton.[citation needed]
Early life[edit]
Pappas played basketball at Mater Dei High School where they won two state championships.[1] Pappas went on to play at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN before transferring to The University of Texas where she studied playwriting.
Career[edit]
Some of Pappas' earlier writing credits include, Ride, a biopic about astronaut Sally Ride for Lionsgate.[2] She wrote MGM's remake of the 1980s cult classic Road House starring Ronda Rousey.[3] She also developed a limited drama series about a Texas female rodeo in the 1940s for Amazon produced by Jill Soloway (Transparent).[4][5]
Other writing credits include the CBS drama Hostages and the MTV comedy Awkward. In 2011, she wrote Dreamhouse a single-camera comedy for Fox with 3 Arts Entertainment producing.[6] The following year she penned 20s vs 30s, a semi-autobiographical comedy based on her relationship with her sister for ABC.[7]
Pappas wrote and performed in the Off-Broadway production of Pieces (of Ass) at the New World Stages in New York and Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles.[8] She also wrote and directed the play Colin Grey at The Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Producer | |||
| 2011 | Awkward | Yes | No | Wrote 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Hostages | Yes | No | "The Good Reason" |
| 2015 | Tyrant | Yes | No | Co-wrote 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Catch | No | No | Executive story editor[9] |
| 2020 | Interrogation | Yes | Yes | Consulting producer, wrote "Det. Dave Russell vs Chris Keller 1983" |
| 2023 | Silo | Yes | Yes | Co-executive producer, co-wrote "Holston's Pick" |
| 2023 | Griselda | Yes | Yes | Co-executive producer, co-wrote episode 2[10] |
| 2024 | Road House | No | No | Additional literary material[11] |
References[edit]
- ^ Henderson, Martin (March 15, 1995). "Division I Girls Basketball Championship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Exclusive: 'Transparent's Jill Soloway to Direct Sally Ride Biopic for Lionsgate". Collider. 24 October 2019.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (September 9, 2015). "Ronda Rousey to star in 'Road House' Reboot (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Amazon Developing Jill Soloway-Produced Limited Series About Texas Female Rodeo". 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Jill Soloway's Next Project is an All-Female Rodeo TV Show".
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 24, 2011). "FUNNY LADIES: Jennifer Crittenden & Gaby Allan, Cassie Pappas Sell Comedy Projects". Deadline. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 23, 2012). "Cassie Pappas & Vijal Patel Sell Semi-Autobiographical Comedy Projects to ABC". Deadline. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ Hernandez, Ernio (December 8, 2004). "Woes of Beauty Work Pieces Returns to New York at Dodger Stages". Playbill. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Cassie Pappas". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ "Griselda". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ "Road House". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved July 29, 2023.