Hannah Samuel is a writer who has contributed to a wide range of children’s and adult television story rooms. Recently, she wrote an episode for season 2 of BAY OF FIRES (ABC), which has been nominated for Best Drama Series at the 2026 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards. She also recently wrote for the third and final instalment of the critically acclaimed drama HEARTBREAK HIGH (Netflix), and for the comedy series HE HAD IT COMING (Stan).

Previously, Hannah wrote several episodes for season one and two of the series THE PM’S DAUGHTER (ABC), and one for ROCK ISLAND MYSTERIES (Nickelodeon): both of which were nominated for Best Children’s Program at the AACTA Awards in 2022. Other credits include the children’s series SOUNDTRACK TO MY TEENAGE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE (ABC), and the narrative podcast series WENTWORTH: THE FALL GIRL (Audible), which was Highly Commended for the 2022 Mona Brand Prize. Hannah was recognised by VicScreen in 2021, which awarded her project development funding for THE CLIFFS, a children’s series she co-created.

After graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts with a BFA in Screenwriting, Hannah worked in-house at Matchbox Pictures for three years across their diverse slate of shows. She writes to make space for people of colour within narratives long reserved for white people, creating stories that centre on POCs whose cultural and racial identity are only one part of their complex and joyful story.