Kerry Ann Burke
Screenwriter • Novelist • Comedian
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Polite Company
Family Drama — Feature Screenplay (118 pages)
Selection for Facing In - Facing Out | Stowe Story Labs
Galway Film Fleadh, 2006
A dark comedy about keeping things light.
After coming out in her forties, a London-based trans comedian returns home for Thanksgiving, where her family's insistence on "keeping the peace" turns a painfully awkward holiday reunion into a crisis she cannot laugh away.
Comps: Little Miss Sunshine (2006) x Only The Lonely (1991) x Nanette (2017)
Developed through the M.A. Screenwriting programme at the Irish National Film School (IADT).
This Is Bat Country
Crime Noir w/ Supernatural Twist — One-Hour TV Drama
In Las Vegas, immortality is just another dead-end job.
In neon-drenched Las Vegas, a newly turned vampire hunts the serial killer who murdered her—forced to rely on the disaster of a sire who knows the killer is part of a system he barely escaped, as the police close in.
A neon-noir vampire crime series set in the margins of off-strip, off-kilter, working class Las Vegas.
"Though there have been so many stories centering on different kinds of vampires... THIS IS BAT COUNTRY does something a little different for the genre, clearly paying homage to the vampire stories that have before it while also feeling more like FARGO and TRUE DETECTIVE with the added mystery and thriller elements. It is exactly the kind of smart, humorously dark and inventive show that premium networks like AMC, FX and maybe even Apple TV+ are looking for.""All in all, it makes for a pilot that's incredibly riveting with high stakes and an electrifying energy."— Professional Evaluation, The Black List (June 2026)
Comps: Fargo (TV, 2014) x True Detective (2014) x Spider-Noir (2026) x Supernatural (2015)
Also a novel series, currently seeking representation.
We Interrupt This Transition — Novel
A TV show about gender transition... for cash and fabulous prizes.
Two burned-out media veterans pitch a fake reality show where cis men compete to “transition” for prize money—only for the network to greenlight it. Now they have to make it real, ethical, and maybe even meaningful… before the backlash buries them and the people they dragged into this mess.
“A great introduction to trans literature… laughing with and not at us.”“The plotting never drags and the twists include several moments of surprise.”“Portrays late-in-life realization beautifully… I would not be surprised if this causes some readers to realize things.”“A perfect snapshot of what it’s like to be trans in 2024.”“Very funny… a cast of chaotic characters swept into a scheme everyone knows is insane... who persevere, fall in love, and grow — even under attack.”“This is exactly the kind of story we need right now.”“Wish fulfillment, yes — but complicated. Grounded. Real.” — 🔗 "Review: One of the best trans novels to date" - FayeBliss, Itch.io“Everything is done carefully and that care is important because this is a ludicrous concept... I would consider this series very worth my time... quite cathartic. It's very funny.” — 🎙️The Saint Almsworth Book Club podcast
- Digital Version (Itch.io)
- Hardcover Version (Amazon.com)
- Paperback Version - Part I (Amazon.com)
- Paperback Version - Part II (Amazon.com)
- TV Pilot Development In Progress
Projects In Development:
We Interrupt This Transition (60m TV Pilot Drama | Workplace Tragicomedy) — Two burned-out media veterans pitch a fake reality show where cis men compete to "transition" for prize money, only for the network to greenlight it. Now they have to make it real, ethical, and maybe even meaningful before the spectacle consumes them and everyone they recruited.
Comparable to: The Rehearsal x Sports Night x Network (1976)Zephyr (Feature Film | Sci-Fi Drama) — After helping destroy the enemy’s planet-killing superweapon, a celebrated war hero learns her military leaders knowingly gambled with civilian annihilation, including the destruction of her own world. Forced to embody a victory built on that sacrifice, she must decide whether exposing the truth is worth risking the peace that follows.
Comparable to: Enemy Mine x Battlestar Galactica (2003)Golden Brown (Flexible Format | Crime/Horror) — A philosophical werewolf enforcer must investigate a lethal new heroin strain that turns overdosing users into monsters before it destroys his crime syndicate, but comes to learn that his rage is as addictive and destructive as any narcotic.
Comparable to: Trainspotting x 28 Days Later
Unscripted Formats:
Going Broker (1/2 hr. Game Show)
Contestants don't just compete to win.They compete to become investors in the players still in the game.
Comparable to: Deal or No Deal x Dragon’s Den x High Stakes Poker.Send In The Clowns (1 hr. Panel Show)
Comedians pitch real legislation to solve the problems "serious" politicians haven't.
Comparable to: The Awful Truth x The Russell Howard Hour x TaskmasterSabotage (1/2 hr. Game Show)
Trivia meets social deduction as players race to identify the hidden saboteur before bad advice costs them the game.
Comparable to: The Weakest Link x The Traitors
Kerry Ann Burke is a Dublin-based screenwriter, novelist, stand-up comic, and late-blooming, middle-aged transgender woman.Currently completing an MA in Screenwriting for Film & Television at the Irish National Film School-IADT, she writes dark comedies, thrillers, and genre stories about survival, identity, and systems that go spectacularly wrong.Her projects include the feature screenplay Polite Company, the television pilot This Is Bat Country, and the satirical novel We Interrupt This Transition.Before entering the MA program, she spent a decade as a journalist and a decade as a software engineer.Her work combines sharp humor, social critique, and a fascination with how ordinary people adapt when the world refuses to cooperate.Originally from the United States, she has lived in eight countries and now makes her home in Ireland.