Lakshmi Sundaram

Lakshmi Sundaram is an American screenwriter, director, and producer known for her work in television. She was born in Brooklyn and studied writing at Columbia University, where she also earned an MFA in Film from the School of the Arts. Sundaram's writing career began with the NBC musical drama series Smash, co-writing an episode called 'Tech.' She went on to join the writing staff of Brooklyn Nine-Nine from 2013 to 2016 and again in 2018. Her work on Master of None earned her a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series. Sundaram also wrote the highly acclaimed episode 'Protect Ya Neck' in season 2 of the Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga.