Simon Mirren

Simon Mirren is a British television writer and producer. He is a nephew of the actress Helen Mirren.

Career

Simon Mirren began his career writing for British series like medical drama Casualty, spy thriller Spooks and Waking the Dead. He then moved on to writing and producing for American series Without a Trace and Third Watch. He then became a producer and writer for the procedural Criminal Minds.{{cite web|url=https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/simon-mirren|title=Curtis Brown|website=www.curtisbrown.co.uk|accessdate=13 May 2018}}

Mirren co-wrote and produced the television series Versailles, dramatising the life of Louis XIV of France. The first season of Versailles received mixed to positive reviews from critics.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/22/versailles-review-carry-on-pre-revolution-series|title=Versailles review – blood, romps and lashings of Carry On silliness|first=Sam|last=Wollaston|date=22 April 2017|website=the Guardian|accessdate=13 May 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/versailles-review-934310|title='Versailles': TV Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=30 September 2016|publisher=|accessdate=13 May 2018}} On 17 April 2018, Variety reported that the third season of Versailles would be its last.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/global/canal-plus-fabrice-de-la-patelliere-versailles-3-1202745797/|title=Canal Plus' Fabrice de La Patelliere on Versailles 3, What's Next|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy|date=7 April 2018|work=Variety|accessdate=22 April 2018}}

References

External links

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Category:Living people

Category:British television producers

Category:British soap opera writers

Category:English television writers

Category:English screenwriters

Category:English male screenwriters

Category:English soap opera writers

Category:British male television writers

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