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'''Miranda Kwok''' is a Canadian-American [[screenwriter]], actress, and [[television producer]] best known as the creator, showrunner, and [[executive producer]] of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] drama series ''[[The Cleaning Lady (American TV series)|The Cleaning Lady]]'', which premiered on January 3, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title='The Cleaning Lady' Ordered to Series at Fox |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cleaning-lady-fox-series-order-1234949693/ |website=hollywoodreporter.com |date=May 7, 2021 |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Deadline">{{cite web|title='The Cleaning Lady' Gets Trailer; Élodie Yung Talks Portraying Cambodian Immigrant with a Fighter's Spirit in Fox Drama Series – TCA |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/the-cleaning-lady-gets-trailer-elodie-yung-talks-fox-drama-tca-1234890552/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=December 14, 2021 |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref> Kwok won the 2023 [[Gracie Awards]] for her work on the show, in the Writer Scripted – Drama (TV – National) category.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meghan Markle Receives Gracie Award for 'Archetypes' Podcast — See the Other Winners |url=https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-gracie-award-2023-podcast-archetypes-winners/}}</ref>
'''Miranda Kwok''' is [[screenwriter]], [[actress]], and [[film producer]] born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada.


==Studies and early work==
==Biography/Education==
{{More citations needed|section|date=January 2022}}
Miranda began her studies in the arts at the age of ten when she attended the [[Claude Watson School for the Arts]], Canada's premiere multidisciplinary school for the performance and visual arts. While at Claude Watson, Miranda majored in Visual Arts and minored in Drama and Dance. Miranda made her television debut at the age of thirteen, and since then, has performed in several leading, supporting and guest starring roles in film, television and theatre.


Kwok began her studies in the arts at the age of ten when she attended the [[Claude Watson School for the Arts]] in [[Toronto]], Canada.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} She majored in visual arts and minored in drama and dance.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} She made her television debut at the age of thirteen and has performed in several leading, supporting, and guest-starring roles in film, television, and theatre.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
Miranda continued her education at [[Earl Haig Secondary School]], where she completed the [[Claude Watson School for the Arts|Claude Watson Arts Program]] as well as the Academy Program for the [[Intellectual giftedness|intellectually gifted]].


Kwok continued her education at [[Earl Haig Secondary School]], where she completed the [[Claude Watson School for the Arts|Claude Watson Arts Program]] as well as the Academy Program for the [[Intellectual giftedness|intellectually gifted]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} She also completed an [[Bachelor's degree|Honors]] [[Bachelor of Arts]] in philosophy and psychology at the [[University of Toronto]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
Miranda completed an [[Bachelor's degree|Honors]] [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Philosophy and Psychology at the [[University of Toronto]]. At the same time, Miranda provided her services as a counselor for crisis intervention at a number of community shelters and crisis centers.


Miranda was a participant in "Project: Involve," a mentorship program at the [[Independent Feature Project|IFP]] in Los Angeles. Through the directors of "Project: Involve," Miranda was recommended for and subsequently won a full scholarship award at [[Los Angeles Film School|The Los Angeles Film School]] for their Feature Development Program – which she completed with Honors.
Kwok was a participant in Project: Involve, a mentorship program at the [[Independent Feature Project|IFP]] in Los Angeles.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} Through its directors, she was recommended for and subsequently won a full scholarship award at the [[Los Angeles Film School]] in the Feature Development Program, which she completed with honors.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}


Miranda was on the front cover of the February 2008 edition of The North York Post magazine.<ref>[http://www.postcitymagazines.com/2008-02/story_200802_MirandaKwok.php] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429222549/http://www.postcitymagazines.com/2008-02/story_200802_MirandaKwok.php |date=April 29, 2008 }}</ref>
Kwok won the grand prize in the [[Slamdance Film Festival|Slamdance Screenplay Competition]] for a historical drama entitled ''Song of Silence''.<ref>[http://www.filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/fest_content/festivals.pl?debug=&channelbar=&fest=sundance2004&year=2004&lang=en&page=daily&partner=&date=2004/1/24 Film Festivals] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813214414/http://www.filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/fest_content/festivals.pl?debug=&channelbar=&fest=sundance2004&year=2004&lang=en&page=daily&partner=&date=2004%2F1%2F24 |date=August 13, 2006 }}</ref>


She is an honoree of the 2021 [[Writers Guild of America|WGA's]] Showrunner Training Program.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}, the 2010 WGA Writer Access Project for professional screenwriters,<ref>{{cite web |title=Miranda Kwok |url=http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=4080 |website=wga.org |date= |access-date=January 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908115844/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=4080 |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the 2009 [[CBS|CBS Diversity Initiative Writers Mentoring Program]].
Miranda is a [[Black Belt (martial arts)|Black Belt]] in the [[Chinese Martial Arts|Martial Art]] of [[Wushu (sport)|Wushu]].


==Screenwriting==
==Writing career==
Kwok worked as a staff writer on the first season of ''[[Spartacus: Blood and Sand]]'', a 2010 original television drama on [[Starz (TV channel)|Starz]]. She wrote episode 105, "Shadow Games",<ref>{{cite web|title=Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Ep. 1.05: "Shadow Games" – Fight as One or Die as Two |url=https://www.popoptiq.com/spartacus-blood-and-sand-ep-1-05-shadow-games/ |website=popoptiq.com |date= March 11, 2015|access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref> and co-wrote episode 110, "Party Favors".{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
Miranda won the grand prize in the [[Slamdance Film Festival|Slamdance Screenplay Competition]] for a historical drama entitled ''Song of Silence''.<ref>[http://www.filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/fest_content/festivals.pl?debug=&channelbar=&fest=sundance2004&year=2004&lang=en&page=daily&partner=&date=2004/1/24 Film Festivals] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813214414/http://www.filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/fest_content/festivals.pl?debug=&channelbar=&fest=sundance2004&year=2004&lang=en&page=daily&partner=&date=2004%2F1%2F24 |date=2006-08-13 }}</ref> In addition to Slamdance, Miranda was a finalist in several screenwriting competitions and won a nomination by APA Film for the ABC New Talent Development Scholarship Grant Program.<ref>[http://www.apafilm.org/Press2003-03-04-ABCwinners.html APA Film]</ref>


In 2014, [[Entertainment One Television]] acquired format rights to the Finnish fantasy drama series ''[[Nymphs (Finnish TV series)|Nymphs]]'', in order to develop and produce a US version, which was to be written by Kwok.<ref>{{cite web|title=Finnish Fantasy Series 'Nymphs' to Be Adapted By Entertainment One Television |url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/nymphs-video-entertainment-one-television-finland-fantasy-series-838637/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=September 23, 2014 |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref>
Miranda's first television spec script ''House: The Transplant'' earned her a placement in the 2008-2009 [[CBS|CBS Diversity Initiative Writers Mentoring Program]]. She was also a Finalist in the [[NBC]] Writers on the Verge Program. In 2010, Miranda won a placement as an Honoree in the WGA Writer Access Project for professional screenwriters.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150908115844/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=4080]


In 2016, Kwok joined the writing staff of the television series ''[[The 100 (TV series)|The 100]]'' on the [[CW Network]], where she worked as a writer and producer for four seasons, ultimately serving as supervising producer in 2020.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
Miranda worked as a Staff Writer on the first season of ''[[Spartacus: Blood and Sand]]'', an original television drama on [[Starz (TV channel)|Starz]] Network. [[Steven S. DeKnight]] served as the Showrunner of the series, and the series was produced by [[Sam Raimi]], [[Rob Tapert]] and [[Joshua Donen]].[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?date=10/27/08&id=20081027starz01 Futon Critic] Miranda wrote episode Episode 105 "Shadow Games" [http://www.popoptiq.com/spartacus-blood-and-sand-ep-1-05-shadow-games/] and co-wrote Episode 110 "Party Favors".


===''The Cleaning Lady''===
In 2014, [[Entertainment One Television]] acquired format rights to the Finnish fantasy drama series [[Nymphs (Finnish TV series)|Nymphs]] and will develop and produce a U.S. version of the TV series to be written by Miranda Kwok. [http://deadline.com/2014/09/nymphs-video-entertainment-one-television-finland-fantasy-series-838637/]
Kwok created the American drama television series ''[[The Cleaning Lady (American TV series)|The Cleaning Lady]]'', based on the 2017 Argentinian television show ''La Chica Que Limpia''. ''The Cleaning Lady'' premiered on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] on January 3, 2022, as a midseason entry during the [[2021–22 United States network television schedule|2021–22 television season]].


[[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros.]] had acquired the remake rights to the Spanish-language television series, and on October 22, 2019, it was announced that an English-language adaptation was being developed for Fox, with Kwok set to write the pilot script. Kwok was also attached to executive-produce with Melissa Carter and [[Shay Mitchell]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fox to Adapt Argentinian Mob Drama 'The Cleaning Lady' from Miranda Kwok, Melissa Carter, Shay Mitchell & Warner Bros. TV |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/fox-to-adapt-argentinian-mob-drama-the-cleaning-lady-from-miranda-kwok-melissa-carter-shay-mitchell-warner-bros-1202765483/ |last=White |first=Peter |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=October 22, 2019 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804005243/https://deadline.com/2019/10/fox-to-adapt-argentinian-mob-drama-the-cleaning-lady-from-miranda-kwok-melissa-carter-shay-mitchell-warner-bros-1202765483/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2016, Miranda worked as a Writer and Executive Story Editor on the television series ''[[The 100 (TV series)|The 100]] on the [[CW Network]]. In 2017 she returned to the show as a Writer and Co-Producer. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0477230/]


On January 23, 2020, Fox gave the project a [[pilot order]], the first for the network's [[2020–21 United States network television schedule|2020–21 television season]], with [[Fox Entertainment]] and Warner Bros. set as co-production partners.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fox Orders Drama Pilot 'The Cleaning Lady' Based on Argentine Series |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/fox-orders-drama-pilot-the-cleaning-lady-based-argentine-series-1202838927/ |last=Petski |first=Denise |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 23, 2020 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226020646/https://deadline.com/2020/01/fox-orders-drama-pilot-the-cleaning-lady-based-argentine-series-1202838927/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Awards==
*2004 [[Slamdance Film Festival]] Sparky Award for Best Screenplay


The series was ultimately pushed back to the 2021–22 television season due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], with Fox giving a series greenlight consisting of ten hour-long episodes on May 7, 2021.<ref name="series order">{{cite web |title=Fox Orders Drama Series 'The Cleaning Lady' Starring Elodie Yung |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/fox-the-cleaning-lady-elodie-young-2021-2022-broadcast-season-1234968753/ |last=Otterson |first=Joe |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=May 7, 2021 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508155029/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/fox-the-cleaning-lady-elodie-young-2021-2022-broadcast-season-1234968753/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The show premiered on January 3, 2022.
==Selected filmography==
*''Killing Moon'' (2000) – Pam
*''[[Jane Doe (2001 film)|Jane Doe]]'' (2001) – Kwan
*''[[Ride or Die (film)|Ride or Die]]'' (2003) – Tommy Wong
*''F*Stop'' (2004) – Cornelia
*''[[Mr. Fix It (2006 film)|Mr. Fix It]]'' (2006) – Melanie
*''[[The Eden Formula]]'' (2006) – Kate Lo
*''[[The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006 film)|The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'' (2006) – Stacy Li
*''Saurian'' (2006) – Chi
*''[[Richard III (2008 film)|Richard III]]'' (2008) – Portia
*''[[iMurders]]'' (2009) – Janet Ling
*''[[Fear Chamber]]'' (2009) – Kathryn Rose
*''[[Immortally Yours]]'' (2009) – Sylvia
*''Taken by Force'' (2009) – Lim Jing
*''Letting Go'' (2010) – Dana
*''Bare Knuckles'' (2013) – Kim Sue


On August 25, 2022, it was announced that Kwok was promoted to showrunner on ''The Cleaning Lady''.<ref>{{cite web |title='The Cleaning Lady' Creator Miranda Kwok Upped to Showrunner Alongside Melissa Carter|date=August 25, 2022 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-cleaning-lady-creator-miranda-kwok-upped-showrunner-melissa-carter-1235100687/}}</ref> On May 12, 2024, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' announced that the show had been renewed for a fourth season but that Kwok and her co-showrunner and co-executive producer [[Jeannine Renshaw]] would not be returning.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='The Cleaning Lady' Renewed for Season 4 by Fox with New Leadership |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/the-cleaning-lady-renewed-season-4-fox-showrunner-change-1235912258/ |website=Deadline |date=May 12, 2024 |access-date=May 14, 2024}}</ref>
==Recurring television credits==
*''[[The 100 (TV series)|The 100]] (2018) – Co-Producer
*''[[The 100 (TV series)|The 100]] (2017) – Executive Story Editor
*''[[Sanctuary (TV series)|Sanctuary]]'' (2011) – Story Editor
*''[[Spartacus: Blood and Sand]]'' (2010) – Staff Writer
*''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' (2002) – Kristen Shoop
*''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]'' (1997–1998) – Kwai Ling Hong


Kwok won the 2023 Gracie Award for her work writing the show's pilot episode, in the Writer Scripted – Drama (TV – National) category.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meghan Markle Receives Gracie Award for 'Archetypes' Podcast — See the Other Winners |url=https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-gracie-award-2023-podcast-archetypes-winners/}}</ref>
==Selected television credits==
*"[[The 100 (TV series)|The 100]] (2017) – episode "DNR" - Written By
*"[[Spartacus: Blood and Sand]]" (2010) – episode "Shadow Games" – Written By
*"[[Spartacus: Blood and Sand]]" (2010) – episode "Party Favors" – Written By
*"[[Charmed]]" – episode "Payback's a Witch" (2006) – Dominax
*"[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]" – episode "The One Thing" (2003) – Julie Liu
*"[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]" – episode "Dirty Girls" (2003) – Fighting Potential
*"[[The Invisible Man]]" – episode "Money For Nothing: Part 2" (2001) – Nurse
*"[[Once a Thief (TV series)|Once A Thief]]" – episode "Family Reunion" (1998)
*"[[PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal]]" – episode "Kiss Of The Tiger" (1998) – Sing


Kwok, Mitchell, and Carter were listed in ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine's 2022 TV Producers Impact List.<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 TV Producers Impact List|date=September 7, 2022 |url=https://variety.com/lists/2022-tv-producers-impact-list/}}</ref>
==Notes==

<references/>
==Awards==
* [[Women's Image Network Awards]] – Show Producer, for ''[[The Cleaning Lady (American TV series)|The Cleaning Lady]]'' (2022)
* [[Gracie Awards|Gracie Award]] – Writer Scripted – Drama (TV – National) (2023)

==Selected filmography==
* ''[[Spartacus: Blood and Sand]]'', "Shadow Games" – writer (2010)
* ''Spartacus: Blood and Sand'', "Party Favors" – co-writer (2010)
* ''[[The 100 (TV series)|The 100]]'' – executive story editor (2017)
* ''The 100'', "DNR" – writer (2017)
* ''The 100'', "Sic Semper Tyrannis" – writer (2018)
* ''The 100'', "The Old Man and the Anomaly" – writer (2019)
* ''The 100'', "The Queen's Gambit" – writer (2020)
* ''[[The Cleaning Lady (American TV series)|The Cleaning Lady]]'' – creator, executive producer, writer (2022–present)

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://mirandakwok.com/ Official Website]
* {{official website|mirandakwok.com}}
*{{IMDb name|0477230|Miranda Kwok}}
* {{IMDb name|0477230|Miranda Kwok}}
*[http://takenbyforcemovie.com/ Miranda Kwok at Taken By Force]
*[http://www.apafilm.org/Bio2003-03-04-MKwok.html Miranda Kwok at APA Film]
*[http://deadline.com/2014/09/nymphs-video-entertainment-one-television-finland-fantasy-series-838637/ Miranda Kwok at Deadline]
*[http://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/entertainment-planning-racy-fantasy-nymphs-based-finnish-series/ Miranda Kwok at We Got This Covered]


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Latest revision as of 19:53, 3 December 2024

Miranda Kwok
Miranda Kwok wearing black top, smiling at camera
Kwok in 2012
Born
Canada
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • actress
  • television producer
Known forThe Cleaning Lady
Websitemirandakwok.com

Miranda Kwok is a Canadian-American screenwriter, actress, and television producer best known as the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the Fox drama series The Cleaning Lady, which premiered on January 3, 2022.[1][2] Kwok won the 2023 Gracie Awards for her work on the show, in the Writer Scripted – Drama (TV – National) category.[3]

Studies and early work

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Kwok began her studies in the arts at the age of ten when she attended the Claude Watson School for the Arts in Toronto, Canada.[citation needed] She majored in visual arts and minored in drama and dance.[citation needed] She made her television debut at the age of thirteen and has performed in several leading, supporting, and guest-starring roles in film, television, and theatre.[citation needed]

Kwok continued her education at Earl Haig Secondary School, where she completed the Claude Watson Arts Program as well as the Academy Program for the intellectually gifted.[citation needed] She also completed an Honors Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and psychology at the University of Toronto.[citation needed]

Kwok was a participant in Project: Involve, a mentorship program at the IFP in Los Angeles.[citation needed] Through its directors, she was recommended for and subsequently won a full scholarship award at the Los Angeles Film School in the Feature Development Program, which she completed with honors.[citation needed]

Kwok won the grand prize in the Slamdance Screenplay Competition for a historical drama entitled Song of Silence.[4]

She is an honoree of the 2021 WGA's Showrunner Training Program.[citation needed], the 2010 WGA Writer Access Project for professional screenwriters,[5] and the 2009 CBS Diversity Initiative Writers Mentoring Program.

Writing career

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Kwok worked as a staff writer on the first season of Spartacus: Blood and Sand, a 2010 original television drama on Starz. She wrote episode 105, "Shadow Games",[6] and co-wrote episode 110, "Party Favors".[citation needed]

In 2014, Entertainment One Television acquired format rights to the Finnish fantasy drama series Nymphs, in order to develop and produce a US version, which was to be written by Kwok.[7]

In 2016, Kwok joined the writing staff of the television series The 100 on the CW Network, where she worked as a writer and producer for four seasons, ultimately serving as supervising producer in 2020.[citation needed]

The Cleaning Lady

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Kwok created the American drama television series The Cleaning Lady, based on the 2017 Argentinian television show La Chica Que Limpia. The Cleaning Lady premiered on Fox on January 3, 2022, as a midseason entry during the 2021–22 television season.

Warner Bros. had acquired the remake rights to the Spanish-language television series, and on October 22, 2019, it was announced that an English-language adaptation was being developed for Fox, with Kwok set to write the pilot script. Kwok was also attached to executive-produce with Melissa Carter and Shay Mitchell.[8]

On January 23, 2020, Fox gave the project a pilot order, the first for the network's 2020–21 television season, with Fox Entertainment and Warner Bros. set as co-production partners.[9]

The series was ultimately pushed back to the 2021–22 television season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Fox giving a series greenlight consisting of ten hour-long episodes on May 7, 2021.[10] The show premiered on January 3, 2022.

On August 25, 2022, it was announced that Kwok was promoted to showrunner on The Cleaning Lady.[11] On May 12, 2024, Deadline Hollywood announced that the show had been renewed for a fourth season but that Kwok and her co-showrunner and co-executive producer Jeannine Renshaw would not be returning.[12]

Kwok won the 2023 Gracie Award for her work writing the show's pilot episode, in the Writer Scripted – Drama (TV – National) category.[13]

Kwok, Mitchell, and Carter were listed in Variety magazine's 2022 TV Producers Impact List.[14]

Awards

[edit]

Selected filmography

[edit]
  • Spartacus: Blood and Sand, "Shadow Games" – writer (2010)
  • Spartacus: Blood and Sand, "Party Favors" – co-writer (2010)
  • The 100 – executive story editor (2017)
  • The 100, "DNR" – writer (2017)
  • The 100, "Sic Semper Tyrannis" – writer (2018)
  • The 100, "The Old Man and the Anomaly" – writer (2019)
  • The 100, "The Queen's Gambit" – writer (2020)
  • The Cleaning Lady – creator, executive producer, writer (2022–present)

References

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  1. ^ "'The Cleaning Lady' Ordered to Series at Fox". hollywoodreporter.com. May 7, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "'The Cleaning Lady' Gets Trailer; Élodie Yung Talks Portraying Cambodian Immigrant with a Fighter's Spirit in Fox Drama Series – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. December 14, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Meghan Markle Receives Gracie Award for 'Archetypes' Podcast — See the Other Winners".
  4. ^ Film Festivals Archived August 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Miranda Kwok". wga.org. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Ep. 1.05: "Shadow Games" – Fight as One or Die as Two". popoptiq.com. March 11, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Finnish Fantasy Series 'Nymphs' to Be Adapted By Entertainment One Television". Deadline Hollywood. September 23, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  8. ^ White, Peter (October 22, 2019). "Fox to Adapt Argentinian Mob Drama 'The Cleaning Lady' from Miranda Kwok, Melissa Carter, Shay Mitchell & Warner Bros. TV". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  9. ^ Petski, Denise (January 23, 2020). "Fox Orders Drama Pilot 'The Cleaning Lady' Based on Argentine Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  10. ^ Otterson, Joe (May 7, 2021). "Fox Orders Drama Series 'The Cleaning Lady' Starring Elodie Yung". Variety. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "'The Cleaning Lady' Creator Miranda Kwok Upped to Showrunner Alongside Melissa Carter". August 25, 2022.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 12, 2024). "'The Cleaning Lady' Renewed for Season 4 by Fox with New Leadership". Deadline. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  13. ^ "Meghan Markle Receives Gracie Award for 'Archetypes' Podcast — See the Other Winners".
  14. ^ "2022 TV Producers Impact List". September 7, 2022.
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