[1][2][3] In 2021, she is adapting the best-selling novel The Growing Season by Sarah Frey for ABC, as well as writing the limited series Love Canal for Showtime, directed by Patricia Arquette.

[citation needed] Burson created Hung for HBO with her then-writing partner and now ex-husband Dmitry Lipkin.

The show examined gender and racial diversity at a time when it was not commonly discussed or held up as a goal for television creators.

"[13] As a writer for television, Burson has written original comedy and drama pilots and episodes for Showtime, FX, NBC, and Canal+/Europa.

[16] Burson's short film Little Black Boot,[17] a Cinderella-like lesbian love story starring Jane Lynch as the evil stepmother, premiered at Sundance and won over ten national and international awards, including the Grand Prize from Planet Out and Best Short Film Prize from Logo Television,[18] Additional directing credits include Coming Soon[19] starring Mia Farrow and Ryan Reynolds (co-written with Kate Robin), as well as several episodes of Hung, including the season three premiere, "Don't Give Up on Detroit.