Graeme Manson

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| caption = Manson at the 2016 WonderCon

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| birth_date = 20th century

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| known_for = Orphan Black

| occupation = Screenwriter, producer

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Graeme Manson (born 20th century) is a Canadian screenwriter and producer from Vancouver, British Columbia. He is known for his work on the Space and BBC America science fiction thriller television series Orphan Black.

Career

He co-wrote the 1997 film Cube and has written for television for several years since, including The Bridge, Flashpoint, and Being Erica.{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/whatever-linda-web-series-tv-series-mark-gordon-company-hannah-cheesman-1201741078/|title='Whatever, Linda' Web Series To Get TV Adaptation By 'Orphan Black' Co-Creator & Mark Gordon Co.|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2016-04-20|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-09-17|language=en-US}}

With John Fawcett, he is the co-creator and executive producer of the award-winning BBC America and Space science fiction thriller television series Orphan Black, for which he also has written many episodes. The two previously had collaborated on the 2001 film Lucky Girl.{{cite web |url=http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/04/19/orphan-blacks-foster-parents-how-john-fawcett-and-graeme-manson-came-to-create-a-canadian-hit/ |title=Orphan Black's foster parents: How John Fawcett and Graeme Manson came to create a Canadian hit |work=National Post |first=David |last=Berry |date=April 19, 2014 |accessdate=May 1, 2014}} The series was a success critically and commercially. It premiered on March 30, 2013, on Space in Canada and on BBC America in the United States.{{cite web|title=Orphan Black|url=http://www.space.ca/OrphanBlack.aspx|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315232735/http://www.space.ca/OrphanBlack.aspx|archivedate=March 15, 2015|accessdate=March 28, 2013|publisher=Space|df=mdy-all}}{{cite press release|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/06/bbc-america-brings-sci-fi-orphan-black-to-u-s/|title=BBC America Orders Original Sci-Fi Adventure 'Orphan Black'|date=June 26, 2012|accessdate=March 29, 2013|publisher=BBC America}} On June 16, 2016, the series was renewed for a fifth and final 10-episode season,{{cite web|last=Prudom|first=Laura|date=June 16, 2016|title='Orphan Black' Renewed for Fifth and Final Season|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/orphan-black-season-5-ending-renewed-final-1201796901/|accessdate=June 16, 2016|work=Variety}} which premiered on June 10, 2017.{{cite web|last=Roots|first=Kimberly|date=February 7, 2017|title=Orphan Black Final Season Premiere Date Set at BBC America|url=http://tvline.com/2017/02/07/orphan-black-final-season-5-premiere-date/|accessdate=February 7, 2017|publisher=TVLine|archive-date=February 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207190348/http://tvline.com/2017/02/07/orphan-black-final-season-5-premiere-date/|url-status=dead}} The series won a Peabody Award in 2013,{{cite web|date=April 2, 2014|title=Orphan Black (BBC America)|url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/orphan-black-bbc-america|accessdate=April 2, 2014|publisher=Peabody Awards}} and has won and been nominated for several Canadian Screen Awards.{{cite web|title=Orphan Black|date=30 December 2016|url=https://www.academy.ca/2016/orphan-black/|accessdate=July 3, 2017|publisher=Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television}}

He will be the executive producer for the upcoming television adaptation of Whatever, Linda, an award-winning web series.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/whatever-linda-web-series-tv-series-mark-gordon-company-hannah-cheesman-1201741078/|title='Whatever, Linda' Web Series To Be Adapted For TV By Mark Gordon Co - Deadline|author=Nellie Andreeva|work=Deadline|date=20 April 2016}}

He served as the co-showrunner of the television adaptation of Snowpiercer.

Awards

With John Fawcett, he received the 2015 CFC Award for Creative Excellence from the Canadian Film Centre for his work on Orphan Black.{{cite web|url=http://cfccreates.com/news/490-graeme-manson-and-john-fawcett-presented-with-2015-cfc-award-for-creative-excellence|title=Graeme Manson and John Fawcett Presented with 2015 CFC Award for Creative Excellence|publisher=|access-date=2016-05-17|archive-date=2021-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616072452/http://www.cfccreates.com/news/490-graeme-manson-and-john-fawcett-presented-with-2015-cfc-award-for-creative-excellence|url-status=dead}} He has also won three Canadian Screen Awards, a Hugo Award, and a Writers Guild of Canada award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0543919/awards|title=Graeme Manson|website=IMDb|access-date=2016-07-23}}