Niki Aken is an award-winning writer and script producer for television, working across drama and comedy. Most recently, Niki wrote an episode on the upcoming Stan dramedy SUNNY NIGHTS, set for release in late 2025. She also wrote on all three seasons of popular and critically-acclaimed ABC series THE NEWSREADER, which won the 2021 AACTA for Best Drama Series and the TV Week Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series. For her work as the co-writer on the SBS drama THE HUNTING, which follows the fallout of a high school sexting scandal, Niki won the 2019 AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television.

Previously, Niki script produced the critically acclaimed comedy-drama series UPRIGHT. Produced by Foxtel and SKY UK, UPRIGHT took home the 2020 AACTA Award for Best Comedy Series. After contributing to its success, Niki served as script producer and writer on the second season. She also script produced the Gen-Z comedy series WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS for ABC and Netflix.

Further writing credits of Niki’s include the historical WW1 mini-series ANZAC GIRLS, which won the Best Adapted Screenplay AWGIE; multiple episodes across seasons 2 and 3 of acclaimed legal thriller JANET KING for the ABC; the true-crime drama UNDERBELLY: BADNESS which earned the Best Original Miniseries AWGIE in 2013, and many more.

Niki is currently in development on several television projects.