Hart Hanson (born July 26, 1957) is an American-born television writer and producer, as well as an author.

Hanson moved into Canadian television in the early 1990s, writing on a variety of dramas, including Neon Rider,The Odyssey, and Traders.

Hanson was asked to meet Barry Josephson, who had purchased the rights to produce a documentary on forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs.

[1] In February 2013, Entertainment Weekly reported that Hanson would be writing about an "overweight, offensive cop" on FOX's television show, Backstrom.

It centers on limousine driver and war veteran Michael Skellig, who protects a sports mogul from assassins.