Veena Sud

Veena Sud is a writer, director, and producer best known for developing the television series The Killing. Born in Toronto, Sud grew up near Cincinnati, Ohio. She attended Barnard College, graduating in 1989. After several years working as a journalist, she enrolled at New York University’s film school when she was 28 and received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Film and Television program at NYU. We list her credits as a Director first.

Features & TV Movies:
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Stretchmarks (1996, documentary)

One Night (2000, short)

The Salton Sea (2016)
The Lie (aka Between Earth and Sky, 2018)

TV Series:
I Stop Writing the Poem (2000)
The Real World (2001)
Sorority Life (2002)
The Killing (2012)

The Stranger (2020, 13 episodes)

Credits as a Screenwriter:
Stretchmarks (1996, documentary)

One Night (2000, short)

The Salton Sea (2016)
The Lie (aka Between Earth and Sky, 2018)

TV Series:
Cold Case (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)

The Killing (2011-2014)
Seven Seconds (2018)

The Stranger (2020, 13 episodes)

Credits as a Producer:
The Salton Sea (2016)

TV Series:
Cold Case (2005-2008, 62 episodes)

The Killing (2011-2014, 44 episodes)
Seven Seconds (2018, 10 episodes)

The Stranger (Executive Producer, 2020, 1 episode)