Liz Meriwether

Liz Meriwether is a television creator and screenwriter. She is best known for creating the television series New Girl and the Hulu crime thriller Furious, as well as adapting major biographical literary works for feature films.

Meriwether created the suspense series Furious, starring Emmy Rossum and Lola Petticrew, which received a second season renewal from Hulu following viral social media attention. To prepare for the dark themes in the series, Meriwether and her team conducted direct interviews with human trafficking survivors. She also received praise from cast members for writing inclusive romantic storylines within the thriller genre. Meriwether additionally clarified public rumors about a potential New Girl reunion, confirming no scripts are in development.

In addition to her television work, Meriwether was selected by Universal Pictures to write the screenplay adaptation of Britney Spears' best-selling memoir, The Woman in Me. Her research process for the project included reviewing Spears' entire music discography and listening to the audiobook adaptation.