Rebecca Perry Cutter is an American producer, director and writer. She is best known for being the creator of Hightown and The Hunting Wives.
Personal life and education As a child she initially became interested in writing after eavesdropping on her mom's sessions (who was a social worker). She attended Wesleyan University, where she has earned a Bachelor’s with a double major in English and Women’s studies. In 2000 she moved to Los Angeles to attend USC School of Cinematic Arts where she has earned her M.F.A. in Production. She is married and has two daughters. She has been sober for 21 years.
Career In 2002 her short film "Rancho Cucamong" which she wrote and directed was released. It was screened at First Look Film Festival in 2004.
She wrote and directed a thesis film called Eating which was shown at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival where it was well received by the judges.
In 2012 Cutter made her feature debut with Besties.
Cutter created, produced, directed and wrote Starz series Hightown which premiered May 17, 2020. She began writing Hightown as a passion project while on hiatus from her job as writer on Gotham. Cutter originally pursued being a writer but her agents saw potential in her script ''It was their believe in me that made this happen''. In 2022 she received the Outstanding Writer Drama Series Women's Image Network Award for the episode ''Great White''.
In 2025, The Hunting Wives premiered on Netflix where she serves as executive producer, and showrunner. The show was the most streamed series in the U.S from July 25 to July 31 (2025) accumulating over 2 billion minutes viewed. It was originally meant to premiere on Starz but that fell through after decoupling from Lionsgate Television.
Filmography Year Title Director Executiveproducer WriterNotes 2002 Rancho Cucamonga (short) 2005 Eating(short) 2006 Grace(short) 2012 Besties 2012–2014 The Mentalist Wrote 5 episodes2014–2016 Gotham Wrote 3 episodes 2016 Gotham Stories Wrote 5 episodes2018 Code Black Wrote 1 episode: "Home Stays Home"2020–2024 Hightown Also showrunner and creator2025 Boston Blue Wrote 1 episode: "History"2025–present The Hunting Wives Also showrunner and creator
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