Joe Murtagh

Joe Murtagh was born on 5 February 1990 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for American Animals (2018), Calm with Horses (2019) and Group B (2015).

Works

Gangs of London

When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the streets of the city. Now it’s up to the grieving, volatile and impulsive Sean Wallace to restore control and find those responsible for killing his father.

Release Date2020-04-23

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count601

Say Nothing

Through the eyes of various Irish Republican Army (IRA) members, explore the extremes some people will go to in the name of their beliefs, the way a deeply divided society can suddenly tip over into armed conflict, the long shadow of radical violence for both victims and perpetrators, and the emotional and psychological costs of a code of silence.

Release Date2024-11-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count68

The Woman in the Wall

When Lorna Brady, a survivor of one of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries, wakes to find a corpse in her house, she has no idea who the dead woman is or if she's responsible for the apparent murder, because she has long suffered from extreme bouts of sleepwalking.

Release Date2023-08-27

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count6

Vote Count72

Origin

A group of troubled passengers wake up on a damaged spaceship abandoned in deep space, each having left behind a dark past in search of a fresh start on a newly colonized planet. As their terrifying situation spirals into paranoia, they come to realize that the greatest threat to their dream of starting over – and indeed their lives – is something far darker than the pasts they were so desperate to escape.

Release Date2018-11-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count193

American Animals

Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States.

Release Date2018-06-01

DepartmentCrew

JobAdditional Writing

Vote Count1139

The Kitchen

Izi's close to escaping The Kitchen, one of London's last remaining housing estates. But when young Benji enters his life, he faces some hard decisions.

Release Date2023-10-15

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count166

Fairuz

A story about growing older and the loneliness of losing people around you.

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Out of Sight

In a bid to clear a debt with a loan shark, Martin, a recovered drug addict, agrees to lock a stranger in his spare room while they go cold turkey. As the days go on, Martin begins to suspect something far worse is at play, but his judgment is clouded by temptations to fall back into old habits.

Release Date2015-01-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Fulfilament

Travel around the brain with a little, lost thought and discover what it takes to make a great idea.

Release Date2015-10-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2

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