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Sam Ernst

Showrunner, Amazon's CROSS, 7 pilots

Sam Ernst is currently a Co-Showrunner on season two of Amazon's CROSS. He was an Executive Producer on season one and before that, an EP on Amazon's CARNIVAL ROW with Orlando Bloom. He wrote on Apple TV’s TRUTH BE TOLD with Octavia Spencer, was Co-Executive producer for Marvel’s DAREDEVIL (Netflix), Co-Executive Producer of HAND OF GOD (Amazon) and the co-creator/Executive Producer of SyFy Network’s HAVEN, based on a book by Stephen King. Sam also sold seven pilots FX, Amazon, Apple, and ABC. He has been on staff for THE DEAD ZONE, and Consulting Producer on NBC’s CRISIS, starring Gillian Anderson and Dermot Mulroney. He’s also worked for Legendary Studios, 20th Century/Fox, Lionsgate, FX, ABC Studios and Entertainment One. He's written SHREK video games for Activision, DEFENSE GRID Video games for Hidden Path Entertainment.

“His insight about writing and the industry is incredible and he gives some of the most helpful and applicable feedback I've ever received. Also, his passion for his work and the work of his students is infectious in the only good sense of the word.”

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