Patrick Somerville (born April 14, 1979) is an American novelist and television writer living in

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

, United States.

Career

Novels

Somerville graduated from

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

in 2005. He published his

debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to p ...

, ''The Cradle'', in 2009 and his second novel ''This Bright River'' in 2012.

Television

In 2013, Somerville joined the writing staff of '' The Bridge'', where he wrote two episodes of the series. From 2015 to 2017, he was a writer on the HBO series '' The Leftovers.'' In October 2016, it was announced that Somerville would write the

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fi ...

series ''

Maniac Maniac (from Greek μανιακός, ''maniakos'') is a pejorative for an individual who experiences the mood known as mania. In common usage, it is also an insult for someone involved in reckless behavior. Maniac may also refer to: Film * ' ...

''. In December 2017, he signed a deal to develop new TV and digital projects exclusively for Paramount Television (now Paramount Television Studios). In October 2019, it was announced that he would be the writer and showrunner for a 10 episode

HBO Max HBO Max is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in the United States on May 27, 2020, the service is built around the libraries of HBO, Warner Bros., Cartoon Netw ...

miniseries '' Station Eleven''. He was also the showrunner for the first season of the series '' Made for Love''. 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

Film

Somerville is set to write and produce an original script, ''Ursa Major'', directed by Jonathan and Josh Baker for XYZ Films.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Mary Elizabeth Winstead (born November 28, 1984) is an American actress and singer. Her first significant role was that of Jessica Bennett on the NBC soap opera ''Passions'' (1999–2000). She went on to appear in series such as ''Tru Calling' ...

and Xochitl Gomez are attached to star in the film.

Publications

Novels

* ''The Cradle'' (2009) * ''This Bright River'' (2012)

Short story collections

* ''Trouble: Stories'' (2006) * ''The Universe in Miniature in Miniature'' (2010)

Filmography

References

External links

* 21st-century American novelists Living people Writers from Chicago American television writers American male television writers Cornell University alumni American male novelists American male screenwriters 1979 births 21st-century American male writers Novelists from Illinois Screenwriters from Illinois 21st-century American screenwriters {{US-novelist-1970s-stub