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Patrick Somerville

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Patrick Somerville
Somerville at Brooklyn Book Festival, 2011
Somerville at Brooklyn Book Festival, 2011
Born (1979-04-14) April 14, 1979 (age 45)
NationalityAmerican
Genrenovel

Patrick Somerville (born April 14, 1979)[1] is an American novelist and television writer living in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Career

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Novels

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Somerville graduated from Cornell University in 2005.[2] He published his debut novel, The Cradle, in 2009[3] and his second novel This Bright River in 2012.[4]

Television

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In 2013, Somerville joined the writing staff of The Bridge,[5] where he wrote two episodes of the series.[6][7] From 2015 to 2017, he was a writer on the HBO series The Leftovers.[8] In October 2016, it was announced that Somerville would write the Netflix series Maniac.[9] In December 2017, he signed a deal to develop new TV and digital projects exclusively for Paramount Television (now Paramount Television Studios).[10] In October 2019, it was announced that he would be the writer and showrunner for a 10 episode HBO Max miniseries Station Eleven.[11] He was also the showrunner for the first season of the series Made for Love.[12]

In April 2022, it was announced that Somerville and Emily St. John Mandel would adapt The Glass Hotel and Sea of Tranquility as two Station Eleven followup series for HBO Max.[13]

Film

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Somerville is set to write and produce an original script, Ursa Major, directed by Jonathan and Josh Baker for XYZ Films. Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Xochitl Gomez are attached to star in the film.[14]

Publications

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Novels

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  • The Cradle (2009)[15]
  • This Bright River (2012)[16]

Short story collections

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  • Trouble: Stories (2006)[17]
  • The Universe in Miniature in Miniature (2010)[18]

Filmography

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Year Title Credited as Notes
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 with Alissa Nutting, Dean Bakopoulos and Christina Lee
As writer (3 episodes)
2021–2022 Station Eleven Yes Yes Executive Miniseries (10 episodes)

References

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  1. ^ "Novel Discussions". novel-discussions.blogspot.com.
  2. ^ "Patrick Somerville | Book Cellar | Literary Events". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  3. ^ "To Feather a Nest, a Wild Goose Chase". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  4. ^ "This Bright River". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  5. ^ "Patrick Somerville". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  6. ^ "The Bridge, Ep. 1.10, "Old Friends" keeps the tension high, as more of Tate's plan is revealed". Sound On Sight. 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  7. ^ "The Bridge, Ep. 1.07: "Destino" continues tonal and stylistic growth, but can't stem murder-mystery fatigue". Sound On Sight. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  8. ^ Kachka, Boris. "How to End a TV Show: An Exclusive Look at the Making of The Leftovers Finale". Vulture. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  9. ^ "Netflix Emma Stone-Jonah Hill Series 'Maniac' From Cary Fukunaga Finds Writer". Deadline. October 21, 2016.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-12-08). "'Maniac' Creator Patrick Somerville Inks Overall Deal With Paramount TV, Will Shepherd 'Made for Love' TV Adaptation". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Mackenzie Davis & Himesh Patel To Star In 'Station Eleven' HBO Max Limited Series". Deadline. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  12. ^ "HBO Max Programming Highlights Unveiled at WarnerMedia Day". October 29, 2019.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "'Station Eleven's Emily St. John Mandel & Patrick Somerville Team For 'The Glass Hotel' & 'Sea of Tranquility' Series Adaptations In Work At HBO Max". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  14. ^ Roxborough, Scott. "'Doctor Strange' Breakout Xochitl Gomez, 'Birds of Prey' Star Mary Elizabeth Winstead Join 'Ursa Major' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  15. ^ Peschel, Joseph. "Wacky humor weaves through two stories". stltoday.com.
  16. ^ Henderson, Jane. "Troubled souls return home to remake lives". stltoday.com.
  17. ^ "TROUBLE by Patrick Somerville - Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
  18. ^ Peschel, Joseph (20 November 2010). "Somerville spins tales of the future and end" – via The Boston Globe.
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