Meaghan Oppenheimer

Meaghan Oppenheimer grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was a former child actor, working in various regional theatre productions and television shows. She graduated from Holland Hall, and then New York University—Tisch School of the Arts in 2009. Afterward, she relocated to Los Angeles to begin a screenwriting career. In 2010, Oppenheimer wrote and starred in Hot Mess, a film about two roommates that become friends-with-benefits. She has written screenplays for a number of projects, including Fear the Walking Dead. She co-wrote the screenplay for 2015's We Are Your Friends with film maker Max Joseph. In December of that year, ABC announced that Reese Witherspoon would be producing a new drama series for TV written by Oppenheimer, with the working title Please Don't Go, about the personal and professional life of a ruthless divorce attorney in Dallas whose past continues to haunt her. In March 2016, ABC announced that Penelope Ann Miller had been cast opposite T. R. Knight in the project that in 2016 was released as Broken—a series pilot that halted production after the first episode aired. In 2018, Oppenheimer penned the script for the Facebook Watch TV show, Queen America. She adapted Carola Lovering's Tell Me Lies for Hulu that was filmed and released in 2022. She also served as co-executive producer and showrunner of the series, which starred Grace Van Patten and Jackson White.

Works

The Rock 'n' Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher

Just after his 30th birthday, the awkward and mostly untalented Duncan Christopher moves to the big city of Tulsa, Oklahoma to test his rock and roll dreams and face his demons in the brutal underground world of karaoke.

Release Date2012-05-01

Charactersd Renee

Tell Me Lies: Official Podcast

Host Stassi Schroeder digs into the drama with the cast, crew, and fans of Tell Me Lies through piercing recaps, behind-the-scenes buzz, and insider deep dives into the characters, music, costumes, and stories behind the show’s most unforgettable moments.

Release Date2026-01-05

Charactersd Self

Episode Count2

Vote Count1

Fear the Walking Dead

What did the world look like as it was transforming into the horrifying apocalypse depicted in "The Walking Dead"? This spin-off set in Los Angeles, following new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world, will answer that question.

Release Date2015-08-23

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count5154

Tell Me Lies

When Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco meet at college, they are at that formative age when seemingly mundane choices lead the way to irrevocable consequences. They quickly fall into an addictive entanglement that will permanently alter not only their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.

Release Date2022-09-07

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count26

Vote Count227

We Are Your Friends

Young Cole Carter dreams of hitting the big time as a Hollywood disc jockey, spending his days and nights hanging with buddies and working on the one track that will set the world on fire. Opportunity comes knocking when he meets James Reed, a charismatic DJ who takes the 23-year-old under his wing. Soon, his seemingly clear path to success gets complicated when he starts falling for his mentor's girlfriend, jeopardizing his new friendship and the future he seems destined to fulfill.

Release Date2015-08-26

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count2444

Queen America

Vicki Ellis, the most renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach in the state, is desperately sought after by young women competing to be Miss America for one reason; she can turn any girl into a winner. But when she gets paired with the beautiful but unpolished Samantha, Vicki’s entire reputation might be at stake.

Release Date2018-11-18

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count10

Vote Count8

Broken

A tough Dallas divorce attorney struggles to balance her personal and professional life.

Release Date2016-03-11

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter