I'm Bailey Barger, a drama writer from Huntersville, North Carolina. My work is distinguished by rich, research-fueled world-building and grounded characterization, and my background growing up Evangelical and conservative informs how I explore power and violence, often through themes like income and racial inequity. I thrive in traditionally male-dominated spaces and genres, with a passion for historical crime drama. I’ve contributed to Netflix and Amazon projects in writing and development—Painkiller, 13 Reasons Why, Shelter, and The Terminal List—and I bring a collaborative, detail-oriented approach to writers’ rooms and story development. My strong suit as a writer is commonly characterized by my ability to build a detailed, historically accurate world for historical crime and action dramas. Two of my original hour-long samples exhibit this quality nicely, and are available upon request. Please find their loglines below: BAWDRY BOARD OF ALDERMEN 1 hr – historical fiction crime drama LOGLINE: In 1875 Virginia City, Nevada, a diverse group of sex workers organize a clandestine crime operation to combat, and later puppeteer, the city’s rampant corruption and violence. WRATH 1 hr - conspiracy/action military drama Set in 2017, a Western woman in narcotics recovery volunteers with the militant Kurdish forces of the YPJ (Women’s Protection Unit,) facing the horrors of the Islamic State firsthand and emerging with a profoundly new relationship to violence.…I'm Bailey Barger, a drama writer from Huntersville, North Carolina. My work is distinguished by rich, research-fueled world-building and grounded characterization, and my background growing up Evangelical and conservative informs how I explore power and violence, often through themes like income and racial inequity. I thrive in traditionally male-dominated spaces and genres, with a passion for historical crime drama. I’ve contributed to Netflix and Amazon projects in writing and development—Painkiller, 13 Reasons Why, Shelter, and The Terminal List—and I bring a collaborative, detail-oriented approach to writers’ rooms and story development. My strong suit as a writer is commonly characterized by my ability to build a detailed, historically accurate world for historical crime and action dramas. Two of my original hour-long samples exhibit this quality nicely, and are available upon request. Please find their loglines below: BAWDRY BOARD OF ALDERMEN 1 hr – historical fiction crime drama LOGLINE: In 1875 Virginia City, Nevada, a diverse group of sex workers organize a clandestine crime operation to combat, and later puppeteer, the city’s rampant corruption and violence. WRATH 1 hr - conspiracy/action military drama Set in 2017, a Western woman in narcotics recovery volunteers with the militant Kurdish forces of the YPJ (Women’s Protection Unit,) facing the horrors of the Islamic State firsthand and emerging with a profoundly new relationship to violence.WWWW…