Meriel Sheibani-Clare

Meriel is currently writing episode 4 of BOYS FROM BRAZIL, a new limited series for Netflix with Peter Morgan and starring Jeremy Strong and Gillian Anderson. Meriel co-wrote episode 8 of THE CROWN Series 6 with Peter Morgan entitled ‘Ritz’ which has been nominated for an Emmy and a Humanitas Prize. She was in the writers room for YA show EVERYTHING NOW S2 for Netflix and LITTLE DISASTERS for Roughcut/Paramount Plus. She worked on THE CROWN Series 5 and 6 as Staff Writer. In 2024, she was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for her work on THE CROWN season 6. Before this she was Script Editor on season 4.

Meriel has written two original scripts for TV, HEY SIXTEEN and NEW GIRL. Her comedy drama SISTERHOOD was shortlisted for the Red Planet Prize 2018. She has also written the libretto for a modern opera, TELL ME THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE, for Streetwise Opera, performed at the Sage Gateshead (Guardian ****, The Stage ****). She holds a BA in English Literature from Oxford University and an MA in Modern Literature from Queen Mary’s.