Two-time Emmy-nominated Matt Hastings is a Writer, Director and Executive Producer. Currently the Showrunner and Pilot Director of FALLEN for Night Train Media (based on the New York Times bestselling book series), Hastings was recently Executive Producer/Writer/Director for the pilot and series CIRCUIT BREAKERS for APPLE+ for which he is currently nominated for an Emmy.

Previously, he was Co-Executive Producer on Season 4 of THE HANDMAID'S TALE for MGM/Hulu, for which he was nominated for an Emmy. He also was Executive Producer/Director on the critically acclaimed Netflix series SPINNING OUT and Executive Producer/Director of seasons 2 and 3 of SHADOWHUNTERS (based on the New York Times bestselling book series and a multiple People's Choice Award Winner).

Matt was brought on to reboot and re-imagine SHADOWHUNTERS from the ground up for FreeForm and Netflix. This directly followed a 3 year run on THE ORIGINALS (66 episodes) for the CW as well as 4 seasons of EURKEA and Season 2 of ALPHAS (starring Academy Award Nominee David Strathairn and Mahershala Ali) for SYFY.

Matt has a number of pilots in development with companies such as Netflix, SONY, eOne-Lionsgate, MediaPro, Federation, Beta, AGC, Notorious Pictures, Blink49, among others. On the feature-film front, he is attached to direct HUSH HUSH for Paramount as well as EVENSONG for Voltage and Eden Rock Media which is slated for a 2024 production start.

Born in New York and raised in New England, Hastings is a dual citizen of US/Canada and spends time in Los Angeles, Toronto and Paris with his superstar screenwriter wife, Tina, their son, Grayson, and daughters, Cricket June and Aelish Burton.