Biography
Wendy Riss Gatsiounis is an American screenwriter, television writer and producer, and playwright. Her play A Darker Purpose was produced in New York by Naked Angels, starring Fisher Stevens. She adapted the play for the cinema as The Winner (1996), directed by Alex Cox and starring Vincent D'Onofrio and Billy Bob Thornton.
She has written episodes of The Killing (2011–2012) and Reign (2013–2017). Her producing credits include co-executive producer on Yellowstone (2018–2020) and Genius (2017–2018), for which she received a Primetime Emmy nomination. She has served as writer and executive producer on Mayor of Kingstown (2021–) and Women in Blue (2024), and as co-executive producer on Rabbit Hole (2023).
