I'm Rachel Brethauer
A Los Angeles-based Canadian TV writer, screenwriting and TV history professor, and maraschino cherry addict.
This is my website.
I made it for you.
Meet Rachel B
She loves whiskey, television, trivia and the written word. Not necessarily in that order.
Read Rachel B
Tales of flawed, messed-up women. Overlooked stories from history. Family yarns.
Talking TV on IG • Follow @rachelbwritestv
Portfolio
Some of my favorite recent projects.
There’s more where this came from, and I’m always working on something new.
No One's
Little Girl
After her mother’s untimely death, a woman without any marketable skills faces the task of raising her teenage sister. As she seeks closure for her mom’s affairs (and the shocking secrets it reveals), she falls into a job as one of the first VJs in Canadian music television, raising eyebrows (and her boss’s blood pressure).
THE CROWN
Liberation
While Margaret deals with marital strife, Elizabeth must face a terrorist crisis in an unexpected place: Canada.
American
Zealot
Shortly before graduation, a Catholic schoolgirl plots to murder her best friend's abortion doctor.
Microbudget indie feature made via Film Independent/ LMU Incubator Lab
Wonderland
Avenue
A divorcée moves her daughters to Los Angeles to kickstart her career as a singer-songwriter. Once settled in their Laurel Canyon neighborhood amid rock royalty, they find themselves falling down the rabbit hole of the early ‘70s L.A. music scene.
“What’s your brand, man?”
The question so many artists hate to answer. We wrestle against being put into a box. Except mimes. But c’mon, we know those dudes are weird. (Full disclosure: I was a mime for Halloween in grade 8. Weirdo, c’est moi.)
The stories I tell are about ambitious women and the effect it has on their lives: sacrifices, family conflicts, successes, failures. Much of my work of late has been 20th century period pieces, because I’m obsessed with telling the stories of the women who came before me.
I bring to life those whose stories went untold. Women who wanted more and were audacious enough to go for it, no matter the cost. That’s my brand.
Clients and companies I’ve worked with
Keep in touch, y’all!
