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Steven Knight (born 5 August 1959) is a British screenwriter, producer, and director for film and television. He wrote the screenplays for the films Closed Circuit, Dirty Pretty Things, and Eastern Promises. Also, he wrote and directed the films Locke and Hummingbird (a.k.a. Redemption). In July 2025, it was announced that he would write the 26th official James Bond film, to be directed by Denis Villeneuve. Knight is one of three creators of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, a game show that has been remade and aired in around 160 countries worldwide. He is also the creator of the BBC's Peaky Blinders and SAS: Rogue Heroes, and has written for Commercial Breakdown, The Detectives, See, and Taboo. He has built a large film and television studio complex in inner-city Birmingham called Digbeth Loc., opened in 2024. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Knight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Steven Knight
Writer
for Writer in Charlotte of Prussia: A Royal Destiny
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In a world of imperial intrigue, family alliances, and shifting power, Charlotte of Prussia: A Royal Destiny brings the captivating life of Princess Charlotte of Prussia to the screen. Born to the future German Emperor, Frederick III, and Victoria, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom, Charlotte's story is one of ambition, love, loss, and resilience—a journey through the corridors of Europe's most powerful dynasties. Set against the backdrop of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the miniseries explores Charlotte's early life as the granddaughter of Queen Victoria, her role within the influential Hohenzollern family, and her complex relationship with her parents. As tensions mount across Europe, the series follows Charlotte’s unexpected marriage to Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and her navigation through the turbulence of World War I, as she becomes the last Duchess of the region amidst the collapse of the German Empire. Beyond the titles and the grandeur, this is a deeply human story. Charlotte’s personal sacrifices, her struggle to reconcile her duties as a royal with her desire for independence, and her pursuit of love in a world where her every move was scrutinized by history’s most powerful families take center stage. Through tragedy, triumph, and the fading shadows of monarchy, Charlotte’s journey offers a unique perspective on the seismic shifts that marked the end of an era.
