Rod Spence

Writer

About Rod

Rod Spence is a full-time screenwriter best known for creating the long-running Hallmark Channel franchise, The Good Witch, and is a member of the WGAE.

He has experience in features and television, having worked for Paramount, the Hallmark Channel, and on independent productions both domestically and in Canada and Ireland.

He has worked in many genres including comedy, action, mystery, inspirational, drama, and romance.

Rod's Latest

The Christmas Protection Program

Feature    |    Family, Holiday

A female U.S. Marshal has to protect a family in the Witness Protection Program over the holidays and finds love and her lost Christmas spirit in the process.

The Christmas Star

Feature    |    Family, Holiday

One week before Christmas, a mysterious light appears in the sky over Bethlehem, Arizona. And when it's discovered a local woman named Maria is about to give birth, people begin to wonder if a miracle is about to happen.

Notable Achievements:
Finalist
2021 ISA Virtual Pitch Challenge
Semifinalist
2021 Emerging Screenwriters Genre Busting Screenplay Competition
Quarterfinalist
2022 Emerging Screenwriters Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition
Creator
The Good Witch
The most successful original movie in Hallmark Channel history, sparking a 14-year franchise.
Writer
The Good Witch's Gift
Chasing Leprechauns
The Santa Switch
The Haunted Wedding (2024)
Body of Sin
Top Ten
2024 Emerging Screenwriters Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition