In this video, meet Matt Hastings, he shares his industry wisdom bit about never giving up on yourself and a lifelong journey of building inner trust.

MATT HASTINGS, Writer/Director/Producer. Currently Co-Executive Producer on THE HANDMAIDS TALE for MGM/Hulu, Matt recently completed principal photography as Executive Producer and Director on the the Netflix drama SPINNING OUT (Starring Kaya Scodelario, January Jones & Willow Shields) where he helmed 4 episodes. Prior to this series, Matt was brought on to re-boot and re-imagine SHADOWHUNTERS for FreeForm and Netflix (based on the NYT Best Selling Book Series). The 42 episodes were successful for the Network and continue to win multiple awards such as multiple PEOPLE’S CHOICE awards, multiple TEEN CHOICE awards and GLAAD awards. According to Forbes Magazine, it was also the number 3 “most social” TV series of 2018 in the world.

In addition, Executive Producing, Hastings directed 10 episodes in both Toronto and Paris. Prior to this series, Matt completed 66 episodes as CoExecutive Producer/Director of The CW's hit series THE ORIGINALS where he directed 10 episodes. THE ORIGINALS was directly on the heels of 13 episodes of SyFy's ALPHAS (Starring Academy Award Nominee David Strathairn) where Matt was Co-EP and Writer. He directed a number of episodes including Season 2 premiere & season 2 finale. This job follows a four-year stint as Writer/Director/CoExecutive Producer on the hit TV series EUREKA, where Matt came to this unique small town fresh from similar duty on Sy-Fy’s PAINKILLER JANE which was shot in Vancouver and Budapest.

As Executive Producer, Hastings took the reigns for the seventh season of The OUTER LIMITS and won a Prism Award for his writing and directing work on the series. Prior to that series, he Created, Executive Produced and Directed the acclaimed Lionsgate television series HIGHER GROUND, which starred Hayden Christensen (Star Wars, Shattered Glass), AJ Cook (Criminal Minds) Jewel Staite (Serenity) and Meghan Ory (Once Upon a Time). Hastings wrote and directed a number of the 22 episodes, as well as co-wrote the theme song. Matt has a number of projects in active development that he is attached to Executive Produce/Write and/or Direct including NIGHTCALL for Legendary Entertainment (W/D/P), DANGER GIRL with Constantin Film (W/D/P), MOMMA’S BOY with KatCo (W/D/P), FRANCES STONE for eOne (P/D), A GIFT FOR DYING with Kapital Entertainment (P), and SPACEBOY for DarkHorse (P/D).

Born in New York and raised in New England, Hastings is dual citizen of US/Canada and spends time in Toronto, Los Angeles and Paris with his screenwriter wife Tina, their son Grayson, daughter Cricket June, and baby Aelish Burton. #TeamHastings http://mattmakestvandmovies.com/