Originally from Alaska, Jacky Watson is an LA-based writer with a rich Ukrainian-Peruvian heritage and queer identity. As a Writer’s Assistant on Leverage: Redemption, Watson wrote an episode with the show’s co-creator and produced it on location. Watson’s pilot Re-Life featured on the 2024 Latine List and their feature Peruanitos was selected for Stowe Story Labs x Galway Film Fleadh’s 2025 Development Workshop. Currently, Watson is a Writing Fellow for Film Independent Project Involve. A sci-fi/horror nerd equipped with a few survival skills, Watson writes inventive, authentic stories about complex people.