Francesca Gardiner | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1983 (age 42) |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | John Eliot Gardiner (father) Rolf Gardiner (grandfather) |
Francesca Gardiner (born November 1983)[1] is a British television writer.
Gardiner is best known as the showrunner of the upcomingHBO adaptation ofHarry Potter. She has also written forHis Dark Materials,The Rook andThe Man in the High Castle. She was also credited as a consulting producer onSuccession and a co-executive producer onKilling Eve.
Gardiner was born in November 1983.[1] She is the daughter of British conductorJohn Eliot Gardiner and violinist Elizabeth Wilcock.
Gardiner grew up on her family's 650-acre Farm in rural Dorset.[1] She attended theBryanston School.[1][2]
She has two younger sisters, Josephine and Bryony.[1]
Gardiner attended the LondonNational Film and Television School.[1]
Gardiner worked as a co-executive producer onKilling Eve.[3] She was hired byEmerald Fennell during the show's second season to be a “writer’s friend” and act as a conduit between the writers and actors.[1]
During the 3rd and 4th season ofHBO'sSuccession, Gardiner was credited as a consulting producer on the series.[4][5] She worked in the show's writers room.[6]
Gardiner worked as an executive producer on the television adaptation ofHis Dark Materials.[1] She joined the show as a writer during the second season.[7] Gardiner wrote the final two episodes of the series.[1]
In June 2024, Gardiner was hired as the showrunner and executive producer on the HBO adaptation ofHarry Potter.[8][9] Gardiner joined the project alongsideMark Mylod, who would also serve as executive producer and direct several episodes of the show. The pair had previously worked onSuccession together. Gardiner's sister, Josephine, later joined the writers room for the show.[1]
Gardiner has a daughter with her current partner.[1]
TV series
| Year | Title | Writer | Executive producer | Creator | Notes |
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| 2014 | Transporter: The Series | Yes | No | No | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Crossing Lines | Yes | No | No | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Medici | Yes | No | No | 1 episode |
| The Man in the High Castle | Yes | No | No | 1 episode | |
| 2019 | The Rook | Yes | No | No | 2 episodes |
| Killing Eve | No | Yes | No | co-executive producer (8 episodes) | |
| 2020–22 | His Dark Materials | Yes | Yes | No | 5 episodes |
| 2021–23 | Succession | Yes | No | No | Credited as consulting producer |
| 2027 | Harry Potter | Yes | Yes | No | Showrunner and executive producer |
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