In 2010 Overman created the BBC Four sci-fi comedy series Dirk Gently based on the novels by Douglas Adams.
He created the BBC One fantasy drama Atlantis, first aired in autumn 2013, which ran for two series.
[2][3] In 2016 Overman made a return to E4 with his series Crazyhead, a co-production with Channel 4 and Netflix.
Overman serves as an executive producer with his company Urban Myth Films.
In 2019, he created and wrote a TV series adaptation of War of the Worlds based on the H. G. Wells novel but was a modern retelling.