Michael A. Walker is an English film and television screenwriter. Winner and nominee of over 15 awards for his produced work, he has written on several major television series, such as '' Devils,

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, The Swarm, and Young Wallander''.

Career

When just 21, Walker's first feature film, ''The Fall'', was released, starring Craig Sheffer. He went on to write and direct several shorts, with his short film ''Does God Play Football'' starring Kevin McKidd and Helen McCrory winning the crystal Bear at Berlinale Film Festival 2005 and went on to win or be nominated for a further nine awards. In 2009, Walker co-wrote with

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the five-part hit ITV drama, ''

''. He would later work on

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's medical drama ''

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'' in 2015. In 2019, he wrote and executive produced on '' Devils'', a Sky Italia banking thriller series, starring

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, based on the novel by Guido Maria Brera. Walker wrote Season 2 of '' Young Wallander -'' 'Killer's Shadow' for

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. On 23 November 2020 it was announced that

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and Watford & Essex are developing a new version of ''

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'' with Walker and Chris Lunt writing the project. He and Lunt are currently developing an adaptation of ''

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''. In 2022, Walker co- wrote the script of German TV series '' The Swarm.'' It is an adaptation of eponymous novel by Frank Schätzing.

Premiering at the Berlinale Film Festival 2023, The Swarm went on to win Best Series at the German Television Awards.

References

External links

Official Website
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