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Howard Overman
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<h2 id="career">Career</h2> <p>Overman has written scripts for serial dramas such as <i><a href="/facts/Hotel_Babylon_(BBC_series)/8cB56tc9">Hotel Babylon</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/New_Tricks/P6Ia5CrF">New Tricks</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Hustle_(TV_series)/CLyFghCh">Hustle</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Harley_Street_(TV_series)/r5UbxeCS">Harley Street</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Merlin_(2008_TV_series)/yRNH6SxC">Merlin</a></i>.In 2009 Overman created the <a href="/facts/E4_(TV_channel)/m7tuVNhv">E4</a> series <a href="/facts/Misfits_(TV_series)/yX5T9lxp">Misfits</a> (TV series) which ran for 5 series. In 2010 Overman created the <a href="/facts/BBC_Four/13z8yarT">BBC Four</a> sci-fi comedy series <i><a href="/facts/Dirk_Gently_(TV_series)/2KSQPCmw">Dirk Gently</a></i> based on the novels by <a href="/facts/Douglas_Adams/XA184SfE">Douglas Adams</a>. He wrote the script for the <a href="/facts/Dirk_Gently_(pilot_episode)/EHsPDykH">pilot</a> and the first episode and also served as an executive producer. He created the <a href="/facts/BBC_One/t4SaSm6X">BBC One</a> fantasy drama <a href="/facts/Atlantis_(TV_series)/1Dy0qs4w"><i>Atlantis</i></a>, first aired in autumn 2013, which ran for two series.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>In 2016 Overman made a return to <a href="/facts/E4_(TV_channel)/m7tuVNhv">E4</a> with his series <i><a href="/facts/Crazyhead_(TV_series)/cXsXlclo">Crazyhead</a></i>, a co-production with <a href="/facts/Channel_4/qosXcrpc">Channel 4</a> and <a href="/facts/Netflix/TKtlFVY9">Netflix</a>. Overman serves as an executive producer with his company Urban Myth Films. In 2019, he created and wrote a TV series adaptation of <i><a href="/facts/War_of_the_Worlds_(2019_TV_series)/oBmWd59F">War of the Worlds</a></i> based on the <a href="/facts/H._G._Wells/J0Y372Km">H. G. Wells</a> novel but was a modern retelling.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> It was renewed for a second, and then, in July 2021, <i>War of the Worlds</i> was renewed for a third season, with production already underway. The third season is set to air in 2022.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> He adapted <i>The One</i>, John Marrs's 2016 novel of the same name, for Netflix in 2021.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="writing-credits">Writing credits</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Production</th><th>Notes</th><th>Broadcaster</th></tr><tr><td><i>In the Bathroom</i></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Short_film/PUW6IRku">Short film</a> (2005)</li></ul></td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Hustle_(TV_series)/CLyFghCh">Hustle</a></i></td><td><ul><li>"Missions" (2005)</li></ul></td><td><a href="/facts/BBC_One/t4SaSm6X">BBC One</a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/New_Tricks/P6Ia5CrF">New Tricks</a></i></td><td><ul><li>"Trust Me" (2005)</li></ul></td><td>BBC One</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Perfect_Day_(2005_film)/l9pzdyGf">Perfect Day</a></i></td><td><ul><li>Television film (2005)</li></ul></td><td><a href="/facts/Channel_5_(UK)/kbsdLU02">Channel 5</a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Moving_Wallpaper/MdAKxvIn">Moving Wallpaper</a></i></td><td><ul><li>"Episode #1.2" (2008)</li><li>"Episode #1.6" (2008)</li><li>"Episode #1.8" (2008)</li></ul></td><td><a href="/facts/ITV_(TV_network)/pIlD3oza">ITV</a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Hotel_Babylon_(BBC_series)/8cB56tc9">Hotel Babylon</a></i></td><td><ul><li>"Episode #1.3" (2006)</li><li>"Episode #1.6" (2006)</li><li>"Episode #3.6" (2008)</li></ul></td><td>BBC One</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Dis%2fConnected/5zcAExgj">Dis/Connected</a></i></td><td><ul><li>Television film (2008)</li></ul></td><td><a href="/facts/BBC_Three/ezAHaSwP">BBC Three</a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Spooks%3a_Code_9/uLUd6euY">Spooks: Code 9</a></i></td><td><ul><li>"Episode #1.2" (2008)</li></ul></td><td>BBC Three</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Harley_Street_(TV_series)/r5UbxeCS">Harley Street</a></i></td><td><ul><li>"Episode #1.5" (2008)</li></ul></td><td>ITV</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Merlin_(2008_TV_series)/yRNH6SxC">Merlin</a></i></td><td><ul><li>11 episodes (2008–2011)</li></ul></td><td>BBC One</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Misfits_(TV_series)/yX5T9lxp">Misfits</a></i></td><td><ul><li>37 episodes (2009–2013)</li></ul></td><td><a href="/facts/E4_(TV_channel)/m7tuVNhv">E4</a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Vexed/n1Fo6mku">Vexed</a></i></td><td><ul><li>Television miniseries (2010)</li></ul></td><td>BBC Two</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Dirk_Gently_(TV_series)/2KSQPCmw">Dirk Gently</a></i></td><td><ul><li>Television miniseries (2010, 2012)</li></ul></td><td><a href="/facts/BBC_Four/13z8yarT">BBC Four</a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Atlantis_(TV_series)/1Dy0qs4w">Atlantis</a></i></td><td><ul><li>Co-creator, 25 episodes (2013–2015)</li></ul></td><td>BBC One</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Crazyhead_(TV_series)/cXsXlclo">Crazyhead</a></i></td><td><ul><li>6 episodes (2016)</li></ul></td><td>E4/<a href="/facts/Netflix/TKtlFVY9">Netflix</a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Future_Man_(TV_series)/NICSam3s">Future Man</a></i></td><td><ul><li>Co-creator (2017–2019)</li></ul></td><td><a href="/facts/Hulu/BzDs7GsQ">Hulu</a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/War_of_the_Worlds_(2019_TV_series)/oBmWd59F">War of the Worlds</a></i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td><td><ul><li>Creator, writer (2019–2022)</li></ul></td><td>AGC Television/<a href="/facts/Canal%252B_(French_TV_channel)/GTxPcseq">Canal +</a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/The_One_(TV_series)/DLJ8pX8P">The One</a></i></td><td><ul><li>Creator, writer (2021)</li></ul></td><td><a href="/facts/Netflix/TKtlFVY9">Netflix</a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Paris_Has_Fallen/CoCBp2Nd">Paris Has Fallen</a></i></td><td><ul><li>Creator, writer (2024-)</li></ul></td><td><a href="/facts/Canal%252B_(French_TV_channel)/GTxPcseq">Canal +</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="awards-and-nominations">Awards and nominations</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Award</th><th>Work</th><th>Category</th><th>Result</th><th>Reference</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">2010</td><td><a href="/facts/British_Academy_Television_Awards/bgSylq5h">British Academy Television Awards</a></td><td rowspan="4"><i><a href="/facts/Misfits_(TV_series)/yX5T9lxp">Misfits</a></i></td><td>Best Drama Series</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival</td><td>Best Drama & Mini-Series</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Royal_Television_Society_Award/auyeg9Dp">Royal Television Society Awards</a></td><td>Best Writer – Drama</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/TV_Quick_Award/qUCVGGb6">TV Quick Award</a></td><td>Best New Drama</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="9">2011</td><td>British Academy Television Awards</td><td><i>Misfits</i> (shared with Petra Fried, Kate Crowe and Murray Ferguson)</td><td>Best Drama Series</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/British_Comedy_Awards/WJbpunvI">British Comedy Awards</a></td><td rowspan="2"><i>Misfits</i></td><td>Best TV Comedy Drama</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Broadcast_Awards/HMyCIyNJ">Broadcast Awards</a></td><td>Best Multichannel Programme</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Monte-Carlo_Television_Festival/xFaqEcoh">Golden Nymph</a></td><td>— (shared with Petra Fried and Murray Ferguson)</td><td>Best International Producer</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Golden Nymph</td><td>— (shared with Petra Fried and Murray Ferguson)</td><td>Best European Producer</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Royal Television Society Awards</td><td rowspan="2"><i>Misfits</i></td><td>Best Drama Series</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SFX_Awards/T7azqaFe">SFX Awards</a></td><td>Breakout of the Year</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>SFX Awards</td><td><i>Misfits</i> (shared with Petra Fried, Kate Crowe and Murray Ferguson)</td><td>Best TV Show</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>TV Quick Awards</td><td><i>Misfits</i></td><td>Best Drama Series</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2012</td><td>British Academy Television Awards</td><td><i>Misfits</i> (shared with Petra Fried, Murray Ferguson and Matt Strevens)</td><td>Best Drama Series</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>SFX Awards</td><td><i>Misfits</i></td><td>Best TV Show</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1882744/">Howard Overman</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Television Awards Winners in 2010". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100823025619/http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/television-awards-nominations-in-2010,1095,BA.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100823025619/http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/television-awards-nominations-in-2010,1095,BA.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Seat42f (27 October 2013). "Atlantis Renewed For Second Season". Retrieved 27 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) <a href="http://www.seat42f.com/atlantis-renewed-for-second-season.html" target="_blank">http://www.seat42f.com/atlantis-renewed-for-second-season.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"BBC One – Atlantis". BBC One. Retrieved 5 October 2014. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01crz36" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01crz36</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Clarke, Stewart (20 July 2018). "'War of the Worlds' Series Coming From Fox Europe and Africa, Canal Plus". Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019. <a href="https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/war-of-the-worlds-series-fox-europe-and-africa-and-canal-plus-1202879360/" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/war-of-the-worlds-series-fox-europe-and-africa-and-canal-plus-1202879360/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Season Three of "War of the Worlds" to Premiere on EPIX(R) in 2022". The Futon Critic. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021. <a href="http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/07/06/season-three-of-war-of-the-worlds-to-premiere-on-epix-in-2022-742111/20210706epix01/" target="_blank">http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/07/06/season-three-of-war-of-the-worlds-to-premiere-on-epix-in-2022-742111/20210706epix01/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Author John Marrs says Netflix deal for The One a 'wow moment'". BBC News. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-47434624" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-47434624</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"'War of the Worlds': Gabriel Byrne & Elizabeth McGovern Lead Cast in Sci-Fi Series from Canal+, FNG & AGC". 29 January 2019. <a href="https://deadline.com/2019/01/war-worlds-gabriel-byrne-elizabeth-mcgovern-tv-series-fox-canal-plus-agc-1202544455/" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2019/01/war-worlds-gabriel-byrne-elizabeth-mcgovern-tv-series-fox-canal-plus-agc-1202544455/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>