Clare Batty joins New Pictures as Head of Development. Clare previously worked in the same role at Tod Productions, where she was responsible for the producer’s development slate of shows for the broadcasters and platforms including the BBC, Channel 4, Sky, and Apple TV+ for whom she developed and co-produced the eight-part crime thriller Criminal Record. As a Development Executive at Little Chick, House Productions and Sister, Clare worked with writers and producers including Abi Morgan on hit shows including The Split.
Emma Parsons joins New Pictures as a Production Executive. Her previous credits include co-producing Bodies for Netflix and The Baby for HBO/Sky, and line producing Sex Education (Season 3) for Netflix, The Split (Season 2) for BBC1, and Jamestown (Season 3) for Sky.
Brendan Fairweather joins New Pictures as Senior Legal and Business Affairs Executive from Sister where he worked in the same role on shows such as The Power, Kaos, and Black Doves. Brendan previously held business affairs roles at Fifty Fathoms, Tiger Aspect, and Pact.
Willow Grylls, Co-Founder and CEO, New Pictures said: “As we continue to grow and broaden our slate and partnerships with broadcasters and streamers, I’m thrilled to welcome Clare, Brendan and Emma to the New Pictures team. Working with the best new and established talent is at the heart of what we do as a company, and their experience and creativity will help us make the most of the global opportunities we see for high quality drama content.”
New Pictures’ growing number of critically acclaimed series includes The Long Shadow (ITV), written by George Kay and directed by Lewis Arnold; Champion (BBC 2 and Netflix) created by Candice Carty Williams, and No Escape (Paramount +) from Kris Mrska, alongside returning seasons of hit shows such as Dalgliesh (Channel 5). The company is currently in production and development on multiple projects for streamers and broadcasters worldwide including Protection (ITV) and Crongton (BBC).
New Pictures recently announced a multi-year exclusive partnership with George Kay, the critically acclaimed creator, writer, and showrunner behind global drama hits including Hijack (Apple TV+) and Lupin (Netflix), with his own label, Observatory Pictures, and a partnership with actor Kit Harington (Game of Thrones, Testament of Youth, Criminal) and writer Daniel West’s (Gunpowder, Top Boy) production company Thriker Films on new eight-part thriller Empire of Dirt.