Sara Hess

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Sara Hess
Occupation(s) Screenwriter, television producer.
Years active2005present
Spouse
Talia Osteen
(m. 2014)

Sara Hess is a television writer and producer. She has worked in both capacities on the drama series House and Orange Is the New Black . [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Hess joined the crew of the HBO western drama Deadwood as a writer for the second season in 2005. She wrote the episode "Advances, None Miraculous". [4]

From 2005 to 2012, Hess worked on the medical drama series House , [4] for which she wrote 17 episodes.[ citation needed ]

Since 2013, she worked on Orange Is the New Black . [5] Starting in 2021, she began working on House of the Dragon , and signed an HBO overall deal. [6]

Filmography

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References

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  6. Goldberg, Lesley (2021-02-01). "'House of the Dragon' Writer Extends HBO Overall Deal (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-09-17.