Joe Barton

Writing

Joe Barton

Joe Barton (born 1985) is a British screenwriter of film and television, best known for the crime series Giri/Haji, the science-fiction thriller The Lazarus Project, and the spy thriller Black Doves. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Barton (screenwriter), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The RitualThe Ritual · 2017
The Ritual
6.32017
MovieHorrorMystery
A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.
The UnionThe Union · 2024
The Union
6.12024
MovieActionComedy
A New Jersey construction worker goes from regular guy to aspiring spy when his long-lost high school sweetheart recruits him for an espionage mission.
EncounterEncounter · 2021
Encounter
6.32021
MovieMysteryThriller
A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an unhuman threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind.
iBoyiBoy · 2017
iBoy
6.02017
MovieActionScience Fiction
After an accident, Tom wakes from a coma to discover that fragments of his smart phone have been embedded in his head, and worse, that returning to normal teenage life is impossible because he has developed a strange set of super powers.
My Days of MercyMy Days of Mercy · 2018
My Days of Mercy
7.32018
MovieRomanceDrama
The daughter of a man on death row falls in love with a woman on the opposing side of her family's political cause.
Glasgow GirlsGlasgow Girls · 2014
Glasgow Girls
3.72014
MovieDramaMusic
Musical drama based on the true story of the Glasgow Girls, a group of teenagers whose fight to save their friend from deportation inspired a community and won a nation's hearts.
BlackoutBlackout · 2013
Blackout
6.72013
MovieDrama
A terrifyingly realistic counter-factual drama-documentary exploring the effects of a devastating cyber-attack on Britain's national electricity grid. Based on meticulous research and real government contingency plans, Blackout combines real and fake user-generated footage, CCTV archive and news reports to build a terrifyingly realistic account of Britain being plunged into darkness. What might happen if Britain experienced a nationwide power cut?
McFly: Nowhere Left to RunMcFly: Nowhere Left to Run · 2010
McFly: Nowhere Left to Run
5.92010
MovieMusicHorror
Updating "Thriller" for the "Twilight" generation, "Nowhere Left to Run" is a blood, sweat and scream-soaked vampire spectacular soundtracked by songs from McFly's latest album, Above the Noise, including huge, hit singles "Party Girl" and Taio Cruz collaboration "Shine a Light". Fun, frightening and fast-paced, glossily-produced and featuring gorgeous female fans with fangs, this is McFly as even their mothers would be scared to see them. The 30 minute film follows the boys from a daytime TV sofa to an isolated mansion where they try to ensure the future of McFly by taking their shirts off and plotting to murder one of their members.

Movies

The RitualThe Ritual · 2017
The Ritual
6.32017
MovieHorrorMystery
A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.
The UnionThe Union · 2024
The Union
6.12024
MovieActionComedy
A New Jersey construction worker goes from regular guy to aspiring spy when his long-lost high school sweetheart recruits him for an espionage mission.
EncounterEncounter · 2021
Encounter
6.32021
MovieMysteryThriller
A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an unhuman threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind.
iBoyiBoy · 2017
iBoy
6.02017
MovieActionScience Fiction
After an accident, Tom wakes from a coma to discover that fragments of his smart phone have been embedded in his head, and worse, that returning to normal teenage life is impossible because he has developed a strange set of super powers.
My Days of MercyMy Days of Mercy · 2018
My Days of Mercy
7.32018
MovieRomanceDrama
The daughter of a man on death row falls in love with a woman on the opposing side of her family's political cause.
Glasgow GirlsGlasgow Girls · 2014
Glasgow Girls
3.72014
MovieDramaMusic
Musical drama based on the true story of the Glasgow Girls, a group of teenagers whose fight to save their friend from deportation inspired a community and won a nation's hearts.
BlackoutBlackout · 2013
Blackout
6.72013
MovieDrama
A terrifyingly realistic counter-factual drama-documentary exploring the effects of a devastating cyber-attack on Britain's national electricity grid. Based on meticulous research and real government contingency plans, Blackout combines real and fake user-generated footage, CCTV archive and news reports to build a terrifyingly realistic account of Britain being plunged into darkness. What might happen if Britain experienced a nationwide power cut?
McFly: Nowhere Left to RunMcFly: Nowhere Left to Run · 2010
McFly: Nowhere Left to Run
5.92010
MovieMusicHorror
Updating "Thriller" for the "Twilight" generation, "Nowhere Left to Run" is a blood, sweat and scream-soaked vampire spectacular soundtracked by songs from McFly's latest album, Above the Noise, including huge, hit singles "Party Girl" and Taio Cruz collaboration "Shine a Light". Fun, frightening and fast-paced, glossily-produced and featuring gorgeous female fans with fangs, this is McFly as even their mothers would be scared to see them. The 30 minute film follows the boys from a daytime TV sofa to an isolated mansion where they try to ensure the future of McFly by taking their shirts off and plotting to murder one of their members.

TV Shows

HumansHumans · 2015
Humans
7.52015
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live.
Black DovesBlack Doves · 2024
Black Doves
7.12024
SeriesMystery
When a spy posing as a politician's wife learns her lover has been murdered, an old assassin friend joins her on a quest for truth — and vengeance.
Giri/HajiGiri/Haji · 2019
Giri/Haji
7.42019
SeriesCrimeDrama
Family duty sends a lawman to London to look for his mob-assassin brother as a yakuza war threatens to engulf Tokyo. Trust is even tougher to find.
The Bastard Son & the Devil HimselfThe Bastard Son & the Devil Himself · 2022
The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
7.32022
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Caught between two warring clans, the son of a notorious witch responsible for a deadly massacre tries to find his place in the world — and his powers.
The Lazarus ProjectThe Lazarus Project · 2022
The Lazarus Project
7.12022
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
George wakes up to find himself several months in the past before being recruited for the Lazarus Project – a secret organization that turns back time when the world is at threat of extinction.
AmadeusAmadeus · 2025
Amadeus
4.52025
SeriesDrama
25-year-old Amadeus arrives in Vienna, unemployed after his father’s death. He allies with singer Constanze Weber, who helps bring him into the orbit of court composer Salieri, igniting a rivalry that defines their legacies.
Our World WarOur World War · 2014
Our World War
7.62014
SeriesDrama
Our World War is a gripping factual drama series offering viewers first-hand experience of the extraordinary bravery of young soldiers fighting 100 years ago. Drawing on real stories of World War One soldiers it uses the visual techniques and imagery familiar from modern warfare – POV helmet camera footage, surveillance images and night vision – to immerse the BBC Three audience in life on the Western Front. Each episode is closely based on first-hand testimony, interviews and memoirs that reveal often hidden and sometimes disturbing aspects of the combat experience.
CuffsCuffs · 2015
Cuffs
6.62015
SeriesDramaCrime
Explores the day-to-day work of police officers, from high-stakes situations like drug busts and kidnappings to mundane incidents like shoplifting and public disturbances, while also delving into their personal lives and internal conflicts.