Matt Charman (Writer)

A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

The piece opens with Steven Spielberg's family history with the real life events and follows with cast and crew examining the politics and history of the time, the screenplay's inspirations, espionage and intelligence gathering of the era, the story's relevance today, character attributes, and the Francis Gary Powers and Frederic Pryor stories and their depictions in the film.

Release Date2016-02-02

Charactersd Self

Bridge of Spies

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

Release Date2015-10-15

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count7107

Suite Française

France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.

Release Date2015-03-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1129

Hostage

When the British prime minister's husband is kidnapped and the French president starts receiving threats, both leaders must face an impossible choice.

Release Date2025-08-21

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count5

Vote Count81

Treason

An MI6 deputy's bright future takes a sharp turn after a reunion with a Russian spy forces him to question his entire life.

Release Date2022-12-26

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count5

Vote Count233

The Mothership

One year after her husband mysteriously disappears, Sara Morse discovers a strange, extraterrestrial object underneath their home. Sara and her kids embark on a race to find their husband, father, and most important, the truth.

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Killer Heat

An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.

Release Date2024-09-25

DepartmentWriting

JobCo-Writer

Vote Count300

Operation Finale

In 1960, a team of Israeli secret agents is deployed to find Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi architect of the Holocaust, supposedly hidden in Argentina, and get him to Israel to be judged.

Release Date2018-08-29

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count1056

Our Zoo

The story of George, who being frustrated by memories of fighting in the great war and living with his extended family, wants to bring more beauty into the world. When he comes across a camel and monkey that are about to be abandoned, he embarks on a plan to set up a zoo.

Release Date2014-09-03

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count19

Oasis

Set in the near future, Oasis tells the story of priest Peter Leigh, who is called to a remote planet where a mysterious multinational company is building the first permanent off-Earth human colony. The planet, Oasis, is humanity’s last chance to escape from Earth’s impending collapse, but it quickly becomes apparent that it may not be as hospitable to humanity as it seems...

Release Date2017-03-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count59

The Tale of Thomas Burberry

160 years in the making, a story inspired by the pioneering discoveries of our founder, reimagining key events that have shaped Burberry's history.

Release Date2016-11-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1

Atlantis

A thriller about the mythical city.

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Oasis

A Scottish chaplain embarks on an epic journey through space. Based on Michel Faber's 'The Book Of Strange New Things'.

Release Date2017-03-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count20

Steel

Chronicles a self-made woman’s rise to power. It centers on Madeline Crowe, a fiercely ambitious arms dealer who seizes control of her own destiny in a high-octane and dangerous profession dominated by her male colleagues.

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer