Gillian Flynn

Gillian Schieber Flynn is an American writer who created Amazon Prime's. She is also an executive producer and wrote all nine episodes of its first season. Flynn also has three cameo appearances within the series.

Flynn is known for writing the novels Sharp Objects, Dark Places, and Gone Girl, as well as the adaptations for the Gone Girl film and the Sharp Objects television miniseries.

Regarding the series, Flynn stated that there was a little of herself in many of the characters, describing that "I’m kind of cynical like Ian, I’m a little bit of a believer like Wilson. If you catch me early in the morning before coffee, I may shoot you like Jessica Hyde." She stated also that she would love for there to be a second season of the series and had always intended for there to be more than one season. She stated further that the finale of the first season gives a lot of answers, while also giving a lot of room to play. Regarding accusations that the series provides fuel for those who are into conspiracy theories, such as QAnon, Flynn said "I wanted to play it both ways. That was a deliberate choice. I understand how conspiracies are born and how you can find your own truth that pleases you. I also wanted to acknowledge the fact that we do live in a world where people are really trying to convince each other of incredibly odd ideas, and if you get enough followers, they can become 'real.' And we do live in a world where Watergate happened."