Colette Burson (born June 22, 1970) is an American television writer, screenwriter, producer and director. She is the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the HBO television show, Hung. In 2018 she worked as an EP on This Close (Sundance Channel) and as a consulting producer for Los Espookys for HBO. She also wrote for The Riches and is the writer and director of the 2017 film Permanent.