Melina Natale

Melina Natale, born in 1990 in Munich, earned her B.A. in Rhetoric and Media Science at the University of Tübingen. In 2016 she attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts Summer Program in Los Angeles. For over six years Melina worked for broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 before becoming a freelance screenwriter in 2017, contributing to shows for RTL, Joyn, Paramount+, Amazon Prime, and Disney Plus. In early 2025 she was elected to the board of the German Screenwriters’ Guild. Along with her passion for horizontal TV-Drama, she specializes in writing for comedies and sitcoms. Melina’s workplace comedy ‘Nighties,’ which she created and for which she serves as head writer, is set to premiere on ZDFneo in summer 2025.