Andrew Anastasios

Writer

Andrew Anastasios is a highly sought-after screenwriter, script producer and producer with a strong interest in historical narratives.

Andrew co-wrote (with Andrew Knight) The Water Diviner (dir. Russell Crowe/ Fear of God Films, 2014), for which he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay and won two AWGIE Awards including Best Writing in an Original Feature Film.

Andrew’s television writing credits include Seasons 5 & 6 of Wentworth (2016/17) for Fremantle Media, Jack Irish (2016-2020) for Easy Tiger, which Andrew also co-created, and two seasons of Darby and Joan for CJZ and Network 10 (2022-24). In 2022 he wrote four episodes of Irreverent (Matchbox Pictures/ Peacock/ Netflix, 2022). Andrew has several feature and television projects in development including, Thick as Thieves for Netflix and The Coves for Thematic.

Andrew has served as a script producer on the Seven Studios series Secret Bridesmaids Business (2018-2019), Aquarius Films and the ABC’s Savage River (2022), and Matchbox/ Netflix’s Irreverent (2022). He also acted as Script Editor on all episodes of the Stan series Prosper (Lingo Pictures/ Lionsgate Films, 2024).

Most recently, Andrew has written three episodes for NCIS: Sydney (Endemol Shine/ Paramount+/ CBS), and two episodes for Troppo Season 2 (Beyond/ Amazon/ ABC), in addition to script producing the series.

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