Rebecca Perry Cutter | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Education | USC School of Cinematic Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Writer, Producer |
| Spouse | Ben Bell |
| Children | 2 |
Rebecca Perry Cutter is an American producer, director and writer. She is best known for being the creator of Hightown and The Hunting Wives .
As a child she initially became interested in writing after eavesdropping on her mom's sessions (who was a social worker). [1] . 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 her M.F.A. in Production. [2] She is married and has two daughters. [1] She has been sober for 21 years. [3]
In 2002 her short film "Rancho Cucamong" which she wrote and directed was released. It was screened at First Look Film Festival in 2004. [2]
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 [4] [5] .
In 2012 Cutter made her feature debut with Besties.
Cutter created, produced, directed and wrote Starz series Hightown which premiered May 17, 2020 [6] . She began writing Hightown as a passion project while on hiatus from her job as writer on Gotham [3] . Cutter originally pursued being a writer but her agents saw potential in her script ''It was their believe in me that made this happen'' [1] . In 2022 she received the Outstanding Writer Drama Series Women's Image Network Award for the episode ''Great White'' [7] .
In 2025, The Hunting Wives premiered on Netflix where she serves as executive producer, and showrunner [8] . The show was the most streamed series in the U.S from July 25 to July 31 (2025) accumulating over 2 billion minutes viewed [9] . It was originally meant to premiere on Starz but that fell through after decoupling from Lionsgate Television [10]
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Rancho Cucamonga (short) | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2005 | Eating(short) | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2006 | Grace(short) | No | Yes | No | |
| 2012 | Besties | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2012-2014 | The Mentalist | No | No | Yes | 5 episodes |
| 2014-2016 | Gotham | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | Gotham Stories | No | No | Yes | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Code Black | No | No | Yes | 1 episode |
| 2020-2024 | Hightown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Showrunner and creator |
| 2025 | The Hunting Wives | No | Yes | Yes | Showrunner and creator |