Howard Overman

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[1] and the police-procedural comedy Vexed.

Howard Overman
OccupationScreenwriter and television producer.
Period2005–present
GenreComedy, drama, adventure, science fiction

Career

Overman has written scripts for serial dramas such as Hotel Babylon, New Tricks, Hustle, Harley Street and Merlin. In 2010 Overman created the BBC Four sci-fi comedy series Dirk Gently based on the novels by Douglas Adams. He wrote the script for the pilot and the first episode and also served as an executive producer. He created the BBC One fantasy drama Atlantis, first aired in autumn 2013, which ran for two series.[2][3] It also managed to draw 1 million viewers away from then highly popular ITV show The X Factor, which aired at the same time in the UK.[4]

In 2016 Overman made a return to E4 with his series Crazyhead, a co-production with Channel 4 and Netflix. 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.[5] 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.[6] He adapted The One, John Marrs's 2016 novel of the same name, for Netflix in 2021.[7]

Writing credits
Production Notes Broadcaster
In the Bathroom N/A
Hustle
  • "Missions" (2005)
 BBC One
New Tricks
  • "Trust Me" (2005)
 BBC One
Perfect Day
  • Television film (2005)
 Channel 5
Moving Wallpaper
  • "Episode #1.2" (2008)
  • "Episode #1.6" (2008)
  • "Episode #1.8" (2008)
 ITV
Hotel Babylon
  • "Episode #1.3" (2006)
  • "Episode #1.6" (2006)
  • "Episode #3.6" (2008)
 BBC One
Dis/Connected
  • Television film (2008)
 BBC Three
Spooks: Code 9
  • "Episode #1.2" (2008)
 BBC Three
Harley Street
  • "Episode #1.5" (2008)
 ITV
Merlin
  • 11 episodes (2008–2011)
 BBC One
Misfits
  • 37 episodes (2009–2013)
 E4
Vexed
  • Television miniseries (2010)
 BBC Two
Dirk Gently
  • Television miniseries (2010, 2012)
 BBC Four
Atlantis
  • Co-creator, 25 episodes (2013–2015)
 BBC One
Crazyhead
  • 6 episodes (2016)
 E4/Netflix
Future Man
  • Co-creator (2017–2019)
 Hulu
War of the Worlds[8]
  • Creator, writer (2019–)
 AGC Television/Canal +
The One
  • Creator, writer (2021)
 Netflix

Awards and nominations
Year Award Work Category Result Reference
2010 British Academy Television Awards Misfits Best Drama Series Won
Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival Best Drama & Mini-Series Nominated
Royal Television Society Awards Best Writer - Drama Nominated
TV Quick Award Best New Drama Nominated
2011 British Academy Television Awards Misfits (shared with Petra Fried, Kate Crowe and Murray Ferguson) Best Drama Series Nominated
British Comedy Awards Misfits Best TV Comedy Drama Nominated
Broadcast Awards Best Multichannel Programme Won
Golden Nymph — (shared with Petra Fried and Murray Ferguson) Best International Producer Nominated
Golden Nymph — (shared with Petra Fried and Murray Ferguson) Best European Producer Nominated
Royal Television Society Awards Misfits Best Drama Series Nominated
SFX Awards Breakout of the Year Won
SFX Awards Misfits (shared with Petra Fried, Kate Crowe and Murray Ferguson) Best TV Show Nominated
TV Quick Awards Misfits Best Drama Series Nominated
2012 British Academy Television Awards Misfits (shared with Petra Fried, Murray Ferguson and Matt Strevens) Best Drama Series Nominated
SFX Awards Misfits Best TV Show Nominated

References
  1. "Television Awards Winners in 2010". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  2. Seat42f (27 October 2013). "Atlantis Renewed For Second Season". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  3. "BBC One - Atlantis". BBC One. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  4. Plunkett, John (30 September 2013). "Atlantis grabs 1m viewers from X Factor". The Guardian.
  5. 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.
  6. "Season Three of "War of the Worlds" to Premiere on EPIX(R) in 2022". The Futon Critic. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. "Author John Marrs says Netflix deal for The One a 'wow moment'". BBC News. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  8. "'War of the Worlds': Gabriel Byrne & Elizabeth McGovern Lead Cast in Sci-Fi Series from Canal+, FNG & AGC". 29 January 2019.


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