Cassie Pappas

Cassie Pappas is an American television writer, screenwriter and playwright. She is best known for her work as co-showrunner and executive producer on the Apple TV crime thriller Lucky starring Anya Taylor Joy. The limited series premiered on July 15, 2026 with filming completed in Las Vegas and Los Angeles in July 2025.

Pappas has also written for the Apple TV dystopian drama Silo (TV series), the Netflix crime drama Griselda (miniseries), the FX drama series Tyrant and the Showtime series The L Word.

Early life

Pappas played basketball at Mater Dei High School where they won two state championships. Pappas went on to play at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN before transferring to The University of Texas where she studied playwriting.

Career

Some of Pappas' earlier writing credits include, Ride, a biopic about astronaut Sally Ride for Lionsgate. She wrote MGM's remake of the 1980s cult classic Road House starring Ronda Rousey. She also developed a limited drama series about a Texas female rodeo in the 1940s for Amazon produced by Joey Soloway (Transparent).

Other writing credits include the CBS drama Hostages and the MTV comedy Awkward. In 2011, she wrote Dreamhouse a single-camera comedy for Fox with 3 Arts Entertainment producing. The following year she penned 20s vs 30s, a semi-autobiographical comedy based on her relationship with her sister for ABC.

Pappas wrote and performed in the Off-Broadway production of Pieces (of Ass) at the New World Stages in New York and Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles. She also wrote and directed the play Colin Grey at The Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival.

Filmography

Year Title Credited as Notes
Writer Executive
producer
2011 Awkward Yes No Wrote 2 episodes
2013 Hostages Yes No Wrote: "The Good Reason"
2015 Tyrant Yes No Co-wrote 2 episodes; also story editor
2016 The Catch No No Executive story editor
2020 Interrogation Yes Consulting Wrote "Det. Dave Russell vs Chris Keller 1983"
2023–24 Silo Yes Co-executive Wrote 2 episodes
2024 Griselda Yes Co-executive Co-wrote: "Rich White People"
Road House Uncredited No Additional literary material
2025 Back in Action Uncredited No Additional literary material
2026 Lucky Yes Yes Wrote: "All Good Things"

References

  1. ↑ "Apple TV celebrates the world premiere of pulse-pounding limited series "Lucky"". Apple TV Press. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
  2. ↑ Gomez, Dessi (2026-06-09). "Everything We Know About Apple And Hello Sunshine's 'Lucky' TV Series Adaptation So Far". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  3. ↑ Henderson, Martin (March 15, 1995). "Division I Girls Basketball Championship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Exclusive: 'Transparent's Jill Soloway to Direct Sally Ride Biopic for Lionsgate". Collider. 24 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Kroll, Justin (September 9, 2015). "Ronda Rousey to star in 'Road House' Reboot (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Amazon Developing Jill Soloway-Produced Limited Series About Texas Female Rodeo". 7 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Jill Soloway's Next Project is an All-Female Rodeo TV Show".
  8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (October 24, 2011). "FUNNY LADIES: Jennifer Crittenden & Gaby Allan, Cassie Pappas Sell Comedy Projects". Deadline. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 23, 2012). "Cassie Pappas & Vijal Patel Sell Semi-Autobiographical Comedy Projects to ABC". Deadline. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Hernandez, Ernio (December 8, 2004). "Woes of Beauty Work Pieces Returns to New York at Dodger Stages". Playbill. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Cassie Pappas". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Griselda". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Road House". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved July 29, 2023.