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Simon Allen's television credits include writing and Executive Producing on Apple's Emmy-winning spy thriller TEHRAN, Executive Producing James Wan and Netflix supernatural anthology TRUE HAUNTING and creating BBC America’s RTS-winning fantasy comedy THE WATCH. Simon Allen served as a writer/producer on the first series of the acclaimed television sequel to Wolfgang Petersen’s DAS BOOT for Sky/Sonar/Hulu having previously served as a showrunner on the third series of THE MUSKETEERS for BBC One. He has also written episodes of Cinemax's STRIKE BACK, Canal Plus' SPOTLESS and the BBC's NEW TRICKS. Simon Allen is the Co-creator, Writer and Executive Producer of Netflix original horror film CHOOSE OR DIE which went to Number One on Netflix in the UK, US and around the world, stars Asa Butterfield, Iola Evans, Eddie Marsan and Robert Englund and features the first film score by The Prodigy's Liam Howlett.
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2025
True Haunting
TV show Executive Producer
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2022
Choose or Die
Movie Writer
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2021
The Watch
TV show Executive Producer
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2020
Tehran
TV show Co-Executive Producer
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2018
Das Boot
TV show Writer
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2018
Floor 9.5
Movie Writer
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2015
The Interceptor
TV show Writer
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2015
Spotless
TV show Writer
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2014
The Musketeers
TV show Executive Producer
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2013
Breathe
Movie Writer
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2012
Hunted
TV show Associate Producer
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2010
Strike Back
TV show Writer
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2008
Fables of Forgotten Things
Movie Writer
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2007
M.I. High
TV show Writer
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2005
The Magic Mile
Movie Writer
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2005
A Fairytale of Forgotten Things
Movie Writer
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2004
New Tricks
TV show Writer