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Farren Blackburn

Farren Blackburn

Director, also producer · Lincolnshire, England

Farren Blackburn is a British film and television director and screenwriter. His work includes Netflix's young adult love story, The Innocents, the French English-language psychological thriller Shut In starring Naomi Watts, Netflix and Marvel's Daredevil, Iron Fist and The Defenders.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Lincolnshire, England
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 6% in 30 days

What are Farren Blackburn's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
4
Melancholic
3
Cold
1
Thrilling
1
Other
1

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Farren Blackburn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Farren Blackburn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Winter King(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
  • Gangs of London(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • A Discovery of Witches(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • The Innocents(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
  • The Defenders(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
  • Iron Fist(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
  • Shut In(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • The Interceptor(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
  • Daredevil(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • The Musketeers(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • Hammer of the Gods(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe Prequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • The Fades(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
  • Vera(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
  • Luther(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Survivors(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Rock Rivals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Waterloo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Footballers' Wives: Extra Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • London Under Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Holby City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
  • Panorama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Mary's Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles, 29 of them dated from 1953 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing30 of 30: 28 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdProducing2 of 30: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Farren Blackburn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of the 2 of 3 with a score; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 13th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

8thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th3
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed6

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Farren Blackburn's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles36–54 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Farren Blackburn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Farren Blackburn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephan Pehrsson shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors