STEPHANIE K. SMITH
screenwriter/producer

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I’m a WGA screenwriter, Producer, and novelist with nearly two decades of experience across TV, film, audio, games, branded, and interactive media. My career kicked off with the sale of my first-of-its-kind cross-platform TV series, Iris Expanding, to FTVS and The CW — a glimpse of the future at the dawn of transmedia.
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I've been dissolving the boundaries of storytelling ever since.
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As Writer/Executive Producer, I led the adaptation of Webtoon’s #1 global series into a prestige animated drama for HBO Max and Amazon. Before that, I dove into the John Wick Universe on Starz’s The Continental, playing a key role as the drama was condensed from 10 episodes into 6. I also kept Amazon’s Carnival Row consistent as the series’ only two-season writer, and wrote the climactic episode of the Emmy-nominated Limited Series Genius: Picasso (Nat Geo). For the record, Antonio Banderas told me it was his favorite—and who can blame him: "Nobody leaves Picasso!"
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I love playing in every medium: my first Audible Original novel Tangle In The Dark debuted as the platform’s #1 best-seller. An indie feature based on my original script Promises opened the Deauville Film Festival. I’ve crafted interactive mobile hits for Pocket Gems’ Top 5 app Episode, and created branded campaigns like AMD’s RUBY. Across all mediums, my work fuses character-driven drama with immersive worlds that travel seamlessly between platforms.
Collaborating with studios, networks, and tech partners, I adapt major IP, develop and sell original series, and shepherd creative teams from pitch to production.
Through teaching at USC, mentoring, and consulting—including with Mercor and OpenAI—I guide emerging talent and remain at the intersection of entertainment and technology, shaping stories and where they go next.
AWARDS & ORGANIZATIONS
featured speaker, Fox TV Studios International Summit, 2008
member, WGAw
member, WGA Women Writers
member, WGA Indie Caucus
member, WGA Video Game Writers
finalist, Warner Brothers Television Fellowship, 2006
recipient, Barbara Corday Scholarship for Excellence in Television Production by a Writer, USC, 2001