Draft:Robbie Pickering
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Robbie Pickering is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known as the creator and showrunner of the 2022 limited series Gaslit, and for directing the award-winning independent film Natural Selection (2011).
Early life
[edit]Pickering was raised in Jersey Village, Texas.[1] He grew up in an evangelical Christian household, an experience he has described as influential on his later thematic interests.[2]
Career
[edit]Film
[edit]Pickering wrote and directed the independent feature film Natural Selection (2011), which premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW). The film won multiple awards at the festival, including the Grand Jury Award, Audience Award, and awards for screenplay, editing, and score.[3]
He later directed the horror-comedy film Freaks of Nature (2015) for Sony.[4]
Television
[edit]Pickering created and served as showrunner for the Starz limited series Gaslit (2022), a political drama based on Leon Neyfakh’s podcast Slow Burn. The series stars Julia Roberts and Sean Penn and examines the Watergate scandal through lesser-known personal narratives.[5]
He has also worked as a writer or director on several television series, including Mr. Robot, Search Party, One Mississippi, and Shut Eye.[4]
Themes and style
[edit]Pickering has cited a lifelong fascination with the Watergate scandal as a major influence on his work on Gaslit.[2]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- Natural Selection (2011) – writer, director
- Freaks of Nature (2015) – director
Television
[edit]- One Mississippi – writer
- Search Party – writer
- Mr. Robot – writer
- Gaslit (2022) – creator, writer, executive producer
References
[edit]- ^ "Robbie Pickering". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ a b "Robbie Pickering Has Julia Roberts 'Gaslit'". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "Robbie Pickering". Film Independent. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ a b "Robbie Pickering Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "Gaslit (TV series)". Starz. Retrieved 2025-02-11.