Ruth Underwood was instrumental in picking up the rights to Heather Morris’ international bestseller, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, for Synchronicity Films. She story-lined the series alongside lead writer, Jacquelin Perske, ran the script department throughout development, and was Story Producer on the six-part adaptation which premiered on Sky Atlantic, Stan and Peacock in May 2024. She subsequently Script Produced and wrote on Critical Incident, a crime drama created by Sarah Bassiuoni for Matchbox which aired in August 2024 on Stan.
Ruth is currently developing her own slate including two original TV projects of her own, a third with co-creator Stuart Page, a feature film with director Ruth Borgobello, and two adaptations. She is Script Producing a biographical drama which is in pre-production for ABC. She has also just worked for a semester at Melbourne University’s VCA, teaching Adaptation to the third year students on the BA in Screenwriting.
