Zoë Lister is a writer for television children’s, drama and comedy. She has most recently been part of the writing team for Netflix Originals YA-drama Zero Chill, having been commissioned to write two half-hour episodes for the first season. Zoë was also a writer for Netflix teen-drama Free Rein and she is a regular writer for Channel 4’s Hollyoaks, having written over 50 episodes as part of the writing team, including several double-episode commissions (and having previously been part of the regular cast). Zoë has also written for CBBC and Netflix’s Worst Witch, CBBC’s The Dumping Ground and Disney’s comedy-drama-musical The Lodge. Zoë is also currently working on a number of original projects for television including her YA hi-concept series Leap for Lime Pictures.
| Television drama (Broadcast): | |
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| Zero Chill – Season 1 | Lime Pictures / Netflix Originals Writer for the first season of the teen ice-skating drama (2 x 30 minute episodes + story conferences) |
| Hollyoaks | Lime Pictures / Channel 4 Regular writer for the Channel 4 soap 50 x 30 minute episodes (2014 – present) |
| The Dumping Ground – Season 9 | BBC Children’s Productions / CBBC Writer for the ninth season of the children’s drama (1 x 30 minute episode + story conferences) Exec Producer: Jonathan Phillips |
| Free Rein – Season 3 | Lime Pictures / Netflix Originals Writer for the third season of the hit teen-drama (2 x 30-minute episodes + story conferences) Producer: Angelo Abela / Exec Producer: Rebecca Hodgson |
| The Dumping Ground – Season 8 | BBC Children’s Productions / CBBC Writer for the eighth season of the children’s drama (1 x 30 minute episode + story conferences) Exec Producer: Jonathan Phillips |
| Worst Witch – Season 3 | Snap-chat mini-series (12 x episodes for a mini-series to premiere on Snapchat) Producer: Emma Hill |
| The Lodge – Season 2 | Zodiak Kids / Disney UK Writer for the children’s comedy-drama-musical (1 x 30 minute episode and story conferences) Exec Producer: Steven Andrew |
| Worst Witch – Season 2 | CBBC Drama / Netflix Episode for the second season of the supernatural children’s comedy-drama (1 x 30 minute episode, plus story conferences) Exec Producer: Lucy Martin |
| Worst Witch – Season 2 | Snap-chat mini-series (12 x episodes for a mini-series to premiere on Snapchat) Producer: Emma Hill |
| Television comedy (in development): | |
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| Leap | Lime Pictures Original hi-concept YA drama series – treatment commissioned (2020) |
| Fairytale | Original comedy pilot – script and taster pilot (writer and producer) |