Dan Hernandez

Daniel Jacob Hernandez (born November 20, 1983) is an American television writer, producer, and film writer. He is most notable for writing "Pokémon Detective Pikachu", which he co-wrote with his writing partner, Benji Samit (along with Rob Letterman, Derek Connolly, and Nicole Perlman). On television, Hernandez and Samit have written for "One Day at a Time", "The Tick", "Super Fun Night", and "1600 Penn". They were named in Paste Magazine's list of the top 28 comedy writers of 2018. In 2019, Samit and Hernandez signed a long-term deal with 20th Century Fox Television to develop, write and produce animated and live-action series.