Patrick Somerville (born April 14, 1979) is an American novelist and television writer living in

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, United States.

Career

Novels

Somerville graduated from

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in 2005. He published his

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, ''The Cradle'', in 2009 and his second novel ''This Bright River'' in 2012.

Television

In 2013, Somerville joined the writing staff of '' The Bridge'', where he wrote two episodes of the series. From 2015 to 2017, he was a writer on the

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series '' The Leftovers.'' In October 2016, it was announced that Somerville would write the

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series '' Maniac''. In December 2017, he signed a deal to develop new TV and digital projects exclusively for

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(now Paramount Television Studios). In October 2019, it was announced that he would be the writer and

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for a 10 episode

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miniseries '' Station Eleven''. He was also the showrunner for the first season of the series '' Made for Love''. In April 2022, it was announced that Somerville and Emily St. John Mandel would adapt ''

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'' and ''

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'' as two ''Station Eleven'' followup series for

Film

Somerville is set to write and produce an original script, ''Ursa Major'', directed by Jonathan and Josh Baker for XYZ Films.

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and Xochitl Gomez are attached to star in the film.

Publications

Novels

* ''The Cradle'' (2009) * ''This Bright River'' (2012)

Short story collections

* ''Trouble: Stories'' (2006) * ''The Universe in Miniature in Miniature'' (2010)

Filmography

References

External links

* 21st-century American novelists Living people Novelists from Chicago American television writers American male television writers Cornell University alumni American male novelists American male screenwriters 1979 births 21st-century American male writers Screenwriters from Illinois 21st-century American screenwriters {{US-novelist-1970s-stub