Patrick Somerville | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Somerville at Brooklyn Book Festival, 2011 | |
| Born | (1979-04-14)April 14, 1979 (age 45) |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | novel |
Patrick Somerville (born April 14, 1979)[1] is an American novelist and television writer living inChicago,Illinois, United States.
Somerville graduated fromCornell University in 2005.[2] He published hisdebut novel,The Cradle, in 2009[3] and his second novelThis Bright River in 2012.[4]
In 2013, Somerville joined the writing staff ofThe Bridge,[5] where he wrote two episodes of the series.[6][7] From 2015 to 2017, he was a writer on theHBO seriesThe Leftovers.[8] In October 2016, it was announced that Somerville would write theNetflix seriesManiac.[9] In December 2017, he signed a deal to develop new TV and digital projects exclusively forParamount Television (now Paramount Television Studios).[10] In October 2019, it was announced that he would be the writer andshowrunner for a 10 episodeHBO Max miniseriesStation Eleven.[11] He was also the showrunner for the first season of the seriesMade for Love.[12]
In April 2022, it was announced that Somerville andEmily St. John Mandel would adaptThe Glass Hotel andSea of Tranquility as twoStation Eleven followup series forHBO Max.[13]
Somerville is set to write and produce an original script,Ursa Major, directed by Jonathan and Josh Baker forXYZ Films.Mary Elizabeth Winstead andXochitl Gomez are attached to star in the film.[14]
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
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| Creator | Writer | Producer | |||
| 2013–2014 | The Bridge | No | Yes | No | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | 24: Live Another Day | No | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | The Leftovers | No | Yes | Yes | As writer (4 episodes) As co-producer (season 2) As supervising producer (season 3) |
| 2018 | Maniac | Yes | Yes | Executive | Miniseries (10 episodes) |
| 2021–2022 | Made for Love | Co-creator | Yes | Executive | Co-created withAlissa Nutting,Dean Bakopoulos andChristina Lee As writer (3 episodes) |
| 2021–2022 | Station Eleven | Yes | Yes | Executive | Miniseries (10 episodes) |
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