Howard Overman is a British television writer, best known for creating the series '' Misfits'' which won the 2010 BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series and the police-procedural comedy '' Vexed''.

Career

Overman has written scripts for serial dramas such as '' Hotel Babylon'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2010 Overman created the

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drama series '' Dirk Gently'' based on the novels by

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. He wrote the script for the

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and the first episode and also served as an executive producer. He created the

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fantasy drama ''Atlantis'', first aired in autumn 2013, which ran for two series. It also managed to draw 1 million viewers away from then highly popular ITV show ''

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'', which aired at the same time in the UK. In 2016 Overman made a return to E4 with his series ''

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'', a co-production with

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and

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. Overman serves as an executive producer with his company Urban Myth Films. In 2019, he created and wrote a TV series adaptation of '' War of the Worlds'' based on the H.G. Wells novel but was a modern retelling. It was renewed for a second, and then, in July 2021, ''War of the Worlds'' was renewed for a third season, with production already underway. The third season is set to air in 2022. He adapted ''The One'', John Marrs's 2016 novel of the same name, for Netflix in 2021.

Writing credits

Awards and nominations

References

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