Deon Meyer

Agent: Conrad Williams

Biography: Deon Meyer is an internationally bestselling and prizewinning author and screenwriter, who was awarded France’s highest arts honour: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters) in 2021. His books are published in 30 territories and 28 languages, and many have been produced as TV series/films.

‘He’s up there with the best in the world.’—Marcel Berlins, The Times

Deon’s screenwriting credits include HEART OF THE HUNTER, a feature film adaptation of his novel for Netflix tx 2024, ORION, an 10-part adaptation of his novel for DEAD AT DAY BREAK for M-Net, TRANSITO – a 13 part original series, and four Afrikaans feature films, JACKALSDANCE (No 1 Box Office,) THE LAST TANGO, THE BALLADE OF ROBBIE DE WEE and HUNTING EMMA. He was story-editor on the five-part adaptation of his novel TRACKERS (M-NET, HBO Max/ZDF).

‘One of the best crime writers on the planet.’ – Mail on Sunday

Work in development includes scripting a 5 x1 hour series, THE INVISIBLE, for Scene 23/M-Net, and showrunning FEVER for Netflix, a multi-part series based on his dystopian novel of the same name. He has an original feature film screenplays SCORPION NEXT DOOR under option to M-Net and an action thriller script RUNNING GIRL with Screen Siren Pictures.

‘Deon Meyer is one of the giants of crime fiction.' – El Mundo