Simon Allen

Simon Allen is a writer and producer on Apple's Emmy winning spy thriller TEHRAN, the Executive Producer of James Wan and Netflix supernatural anthology TRUE HAUNTING, and the creator of BBC America’s RTS winning queer fantasy comedy THE WATCH.

He served as a writer and producer on the first series of the acclaimed television sequel to Wolfgang Petersen’s DAS BOOT for Sky/Sonar/Hulu having previously served as showrunner on the third series of THE MUSKETEERS for BBC One.

In film, Simon Allen is the co-creator, writer and Executive Producer of Netflix Original CHOOSE OR DIE, a horror which went to Number One on Netflix in the US, UK and featured in Variety's best horror films of the year.

Listen to Simon Allen discuss the Science of JAWS and BLACKFISH on the Marine Conservation Happy Hour watch Simon Allen talking about DEATH AT SEAWORLD. See Simon Allen discuss CHOOSE OR DIE on the Dead Talk Live show. Watch Writer Producer Simon Allen talking about CHOOSE OR DIE on Geek Vibes Nation.

Read interviews with Simon Allen at Flickering Myth, Sci Fi Bulletin, Drama Quarterly, Collider,British Comedy Guide and Comic Book Resources, Sci Fi Now and We Got This Covered.

Listen to Simon in podcasts at Ben Blacker's The Writers' Panel, Sci Fi Talk and The One Where. Watch Simon Allen in Behind the Scenes videos at Vimeo.

Praise for CHOOSE OR DIE:

‘After several well-regarded genre shorts, director Toby Meakins and writer Simon Allen graduate to features with this techno-horror tale… it’s a creepy, well-made calling card.’ Read Guy Lodge talking about writer/producer Simon Allen's Choose or Die in The Guardian

‘Screenwriter Simon Allen and director Toby Meakins have come up with a genuinely clever concept.’ Read Noel Murray talking about writer/producer Simon Allen's Choose or Die in The Los Angeles Times

‘A breezy, fun horror movie with a playful mean streak.’ Bloody Disgusting.