Writing

Francesca Gailes

Francesca Gailes is a British-American screenwriter, producer, and occasional actress. As a writer, she contributed to high-profile series such as She‑Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) and The Tick (2019), where she worked as a story editor and penned individual episodes. In 2023, she expanded her television portfolio with writing credits on Twisted Metal, followed by an episode of the MCU Disney+ TV s…

Known For

Taken at a Truck Stop: A Black Girl Missing Movie

Taken at a Truck Stop: A Black Girl Missing Movie · 2025

Taken at a Truck Stop: A Black Girl Missing Movie

MovieThrillerTV Movie

Kai is thrown into a harrowing manhunt after her sister Madison’s neurodivergent daughter is abducted by an online predator. Kai leverages her loyal trucking network and social media influence to launch a grassroots rescue mission to find her niece.

Devil's Racecourse

Devil's Racecourse · 2009

Devil's Racecourse

MovieHorrorAction

On an annual hiking trip, a group of college students find themselves caught in the middle of a government conspiracy. Now they are stalked by those determined to keep this secret from ever getting out.

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law · 2022

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Jennifer Walters navigates the complicated life of a single, 30-something attorney who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk.

Ironheart

Ironheart · 2025

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyCrime

After the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, technology is pitted against magic when Riri Williams, a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world, returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her unique take on building iron suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka "The Hood."

Twisted Metal

Twisted Metal · 2023

SeriesAction & AdventureComedy

A motor-mouthed outsider with no memory of his past is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.

Punky Brewster

Punky Brewster · 2021

Punky is now a single mother of three trying to get her life back on track when she meets Izzy, a young girl in the foster system who reminds Punky a lot of her younger self.

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Taken at a Truck Stop: A Black Girl Missing Movie

Taken at a Truck Stop: A Black Girl Missing Movie · 2025

Taken at a Truck Stop: A Black Girl Missing Movie

MovieThrillerTV Movie

Kai is thrown into a harrowing manhunt after her sister Madison’s neurodivergent daughter is abducted by an online predator. Kai leverages her loyal trucking network and social media influence to launch a grassroots rescue mission to find her niece.

Teleplay

Devil's Racecourse

Devil's Racecourse · 2009

Devil's Racecourse

MovieHorrorAction

On an annual hiking trip, a group of college students find themselves caught in the middle of a government conspiracy. Now they are stalked by those determined to keep this secret from ever getting out.

Brenda

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law · 2022

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Jennifer Walters navigates the complicated life of a single, 30-something attorney who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk.

Writer

Ironheart

Ironheart · 2025

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyCrime

After the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, technology is pitted against magic when Riri Williams, a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world, returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her unique take on building iron suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka "The Hood."

Writer

Twisted Metal

Twisted Metal · 2023

SeriesAction & AdventureComedy

A motor-mouthed outsider with no memory of his past is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.

Writer

Punky Brewster

Punky Brewster · 2021

Punky is now a single mother of three trying to get her life back on track when she meets Izzy, a young girl in the foster system who reminds Punky a lot of her younger self.

Executive Story Editor