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Simon Mirren is a British television writer and producer. He is a nephew of the actress Helen Mirren.

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Simon Mirren began his career writing for British series like medical drama Casualty , spy thriller Spooks and Waking the Dead . He then moved on to writing and producing for American series Without a Trace and Third Watch . He then became a producer and writer for the procedural Criminal Minds . [1]

Mirren co-wrote and produced the television series Versailles, dramatising the life of Louis XIV of France. The first season of Versailles received mixed to positive reviews from critics. [2] [3] On 17 April 2018, Variety reported that the third season of Versailles would be its last. [4]

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