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Wei-Ning Yu

WEI-NING YU is an AFI Alum and screenwriter who first broke into writing for television on the neo-noir murder mystery BRIARPATCH. She served as a writer on the critically acclaimed true-crime series THE DROPOUT from Liz Meriwether that charted the course of disgraced Theranos CEO and Founder Elizabeth Holmes. Shortly after, Wei-Ning joined the writing staff for the second season of SEVERANCE – a high-concept, Kafka and Kaufman-esque series, created by Dan Erickson and executive produced by Ben Stiller.