Alexandra Cunningham

Creator/Showrunner/Executive Producer, Dirty John | Writing for Crime and Legal TV Series with Final Draft

Alexandra Cunningham is the creator, showrunner and executive producer of “Dirty John,” based on the hit LA Times podcast of the same name, which starred Connie Britton and Eric Bana, and aired its first season on Bravo.  Season two, titled “Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story,” stars Amanda Peet and Christian Slater, and will air on USA later this year.  

Cunningham began her television writing career on “NYPD Blue.”  She has since written and produced such shows as “Rome,” “Desperate Housewives,” the American remake of “Prime Suspect,” “Bates Motel,” “Aquarius” and most recently, “Chance” starring Hugh Laurie on Hulu.

Cunningham graduated from Johns Hopkins and Columbia, and was a playwriting fellow at the Juilliard School.