Biography
Dan Hernandez (born 20 November 1983) is an American film and television writer and producer. He frequently collaborates with writing partner Benji Samit. They met while studying at Brown University.
Hernandez and Samit wrote the screenplay for Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019), on which they shared story and screenplay credits with others. Their other film credits include story and writing on The Addams Family 2 (2021) and the screenplay for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023). On television they have written for series including One Day at a Time (2017–2019), The Tick (2019) and Central Park (2020–2022). In 2019 they signed a long-term deal with 20th Century Fox Television to develop, write and produce series.
