Lionsgate signs up Erin Brockovich scribe

US studio Lionsgate has signed a first-look television deal with Oscar-nominated writer, producer and director Susannah Grant.

Susannah Grant
(photo: Don Flood)

Grant has worked across television and feature films including Julia Roberts hit Erin Brockovich, which earned Grant an Academy Award nomination in 2001.

More recently, Grant served as executive producer, showrunner, writer and director on the Netflix limited series Unbelievable.

Her television portfolio includes writing and executive producing HBO’s Confirmation, and she also created and executive produced the CBS series A Gifted Man and worked as a producer and writer on the Fox series Party of Five.

Grant is currently executive producing the limited series adaptation of Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s novel Fleishman is in Trouble for FX, alongside Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly, who signed an overall television deal with Lionsgate earlier this year.

Grant, who is represented by UTA, Adam Berkowtiz of Lenore Entertainment Group and attorney Christine Cuddy, is also executive producing the limited series Lessons in Chemistry for Apple TV+ with Michael Costigan and Brie Larson, who will star.

Lionsgate Television group chairman Kevin Beggs said: “We look forward to creating iconic, critically acclaimed programming together for all of our platform partners.”