[1] Cahn began her career as a writer and producer on The West Wing from its fourth to seventh and final season (2002–2006).
[citation needed] She was a writer and co-executive producer for Martin Scorsese's HBO series Vinyl (2016).
[citation needed] In 2018, she wrote the HBO film Paterno, starring Al Pacino and directed by Barry Levinson.
Under the deal, she is serving as executive producer and showrunner on the political thriller drama series The Diplomat.
[4][5][6][7] In 2020, Cahn won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Long Form Television for Fosse/Verdon.