Ajayi began her career in the UK writing on television shows including
EastEnders,
Hollyoaks, and
Casualty. In the US, Ajayi has worked as a writer-producer on
Four Weddings and a Funeral,
The First Lady, Inventing Anna, and
How to Get Away With Murder. She was nominated for an
Emmy Award for her work on
Inventing Anna. In 2020, she was selected by
Drama Quarterly as one of its "Writers to Watch". In March 2023, Ajayi was featured in
Variety "International Women of Impact Report". Ajayi also writes fiction and she has been published in the literary magazine
Callaloo. In 2021, Ajayi wrote and directed the drama series
Riches for
ITV and
Amazon which began filming in 2021. The series was broadcast in late 2022. ==References==