Sophie Petzal (born 4 November 1990) is a British screenwriter, best known for creating the Irish crime drama, Blood.
Sophie Petzal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 November 1990 Brighton, UK |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 2012– |
| Genre | Drama |
| Notable awards | Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award (2012) Best Long-Form Drama at the Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards (2020) |
Career
editHaving written comedy shorts as a child, Petzal first gained attention with her script, The God Committee, one of the winners of All Mixed Up, a competition run in conjunction with the Triforce Creative Network and BBC Comedy. The script secured her an agent.[1] While studying screenwriting at Bournemouth University, Petzal secured a place as a BBC Production Trainee. Her script Sanctioned won the Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award at the International Emmys.[2]
Following a trainee placement at CBBC in script editing, she started writing for several CBBC shows, including Wolfblood, Hetty Feather, The Dumping Ground and Danger Mouse. She subsequently moved into hour-long drama, writing episodes of Jekyll and Hyde (produced by Foz Allen, who was also the producer on Wolfblood and Hetty Feather), Medici, The Last Kingdom and Riviera.[3]
In 2018, Petzal's first original TV drama series Blood, starring Adrian Dunbar and Carolina Main, aired on TV3 and Channel 5.[4] Her script for Blood won Best Long-Form Drama at the Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards.[5] It was renewed for a second series, which began broadcasting in April 2020. It was announced in February 2020 that Petzal was writing a four-part thriller for ITV, Hollington Drive.[6] It would start broadcast on 29 September 2021.[citation needed]
On 13 December 2020, it was announced Petzal would helm an adaptation of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle for Netflix.[7] On 17 January 2023, it was reported that after 2 years of development, Netflix had cancelled it.[8]
References
edit- ^ "From BBC Writersroom scheme to full time TV writer". 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Students wins International Emmy". BBC News. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "RTS Student Masterclasses: Drama with Sophie Petzal". Royal Television Society. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "New Irish drama Blood comes to re-branded TV3". 28 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2020 – via www.rte.ie.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Blood wins Best Long-Form Drama at Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ White, Peter (24 February 2020). "ITV Nabs Thriller 'Hollington Drive' From 'Blood' Creator Sophie Petzal & All3Media's West Road Pictures". Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Netflix Unveils New U.K. Projects with Sam Mendes, Rowan Atkinson, Andy Serkis". 13 December 2020.
- ^ Ravindran, K. J. Yossman,Manori; Yossman, K. J.; Ravindran, Manori (17 January 2023). "Netflix Cancels 'The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle' Adaptation After Two Years in Development (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
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