Kristina Lauren Anderson's screenplay "Catherine the Great" made her the first female screenwriter to top The Black List. She has since served as a consulting producer on "The Alienist," and has written adaptations of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" for Universal, Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist" for TriStar, and the NY Times best selling book "The Immortalists" for Hulu, among others. Kristina is currently writing a series about the Kennedys for Apple, as well as a classic remake for Disney. She wrote and directed the short film "La Snob" and will make her feature directorial debut with "Catherine the Great." Kristina resides in Amsterdam and Los Angeles.