ITV Studios America, the company behind series such as Apple’s Michael Douglas-fronted Franklin, is behind folded into ITV America.
The move will see all scripted and unscripted development and production now falling under ITV America, which is behind series such as Peacock’s Love Island and is run by CEO David George.
As a result, Philippe Maigret, President & Managing Director, ITV Studios America will exit at the end of this year. He will continue to work with the company on certain projects including exec producing Formula 1 drama One, which comes from joint venture Bedrock Entertainment, and is in the works at Prime Video. Maigret has been with the company since 2015.
The move has been a longtime coming; ITV, the British broadcaster and production group, has previously kept scripted and unscripted separate but is bringing them together as the “marketplace evolves”, per ITV Studios Managing Director Julian Bellamy.
Tomorrow Studios, which a joint venture between ITV Studios and Marty Adelstein, will continue to operate independently, run by Adelstein and President Becky Clements. Tomorrow Studios is behind series such as Netflix’s One Piece, Apple’s Physical, Amazon’s The Better Sister and Snowpiercer.
Maigret said, “Throughout the past decade, I’ve had the privilege of working with extraordinary teams and creative partners to build a portfolio of series that reached audiences worldwide and helped establish ITV Studios America as a leading independent studio in the U.S. market. Together, we turned passion and talent into storytelling that was both creatively ambitious and commercially successful. A personal highlight was serving as executive producer of Franklin, a role I’m proud to continue with One alongside other exciting projects ahead.”
Bellamy added, “There is so much to thank Philippe for over the past ten years – he’s been a terrific colleague and has helped shepherd some truly memorable shows. I wish him the very best for his next chapter and look forward to working with him in his role as executive producer. Philippe leaves ITV Studios America very well-positioned for the future. As the marketplace evolves, the time is right to now combine our US unscripted and scripted business under David George. David has built ITV America into a formidable production powerhouse with a string of unscripted hits. He’ll be a fantastic leader for our combined American business going forward.”
ITV America CEO David George said, “Leading the newly combined U.S. business for ITV is an incredibly exciting opportunity. Bringing scripted, unscripted and digital together under one roof allows us to create a more cohesive and strategic approach. While the industry presents its challenges, creativity remains at its core – and it’s the chance to push those creative boundaries that motivates me most.”