Clelia Mountford is exiting Dangerous Sisters maker Merman to launch an All3 Media-backed scripted indie.
Sunburnt Penguin will sit inside All3’s scripted ranks, specializing in drama and comedy tasks. It debuts with a improvement slate in place.
Mountford co-founded Merman with Sharon Horgan in 2014 and collectively they constructed a TV and movie manufacturing enterprise within the UK and U.S. with credit for the likes of Apple TV+’s comedy Dangerous Sisters, which is about to debut a second season on November 13; BBC comedies Motherland and There She Goes, Channel 4 and Prime Video’s Disaster; Channel 4/Hulu co-pro This Means Up; and Sky drama Dreamland. Mountford additionally government produced the upcoming Channel 4 collection Incapacity Advantages with Rosie Jones and Amandaland for BBC One, starring Lucy Punch.
Mountford stated: “After an exquisite decade at Merman, I’m delighted to be becoming a member of the good All3Media household for my subsequent chapter. I’m wanting ahead to working with this dream staff as I create a slate of distinctive scripted collection.”
An All3 rep confirmed she had not too long ago exited Merman forward of the launch. All3Media Worldwide will store Sunburnt Penguin’s slate on the worldwide market.
“Clelia is an exceptionally gifted producer with improbable artistic credentials,” stated Jane Turton, All3 CEO I’m delighted that she is becoming a member of All3Media with Sunburnt Penguin.”
Earlier this month, Turton hinted at moves in the scripted space following All3’s £1.15B ($1.5B) takeover by RedBird IMI. She informed delegates that acquisitions or indie launches would observe within the “subsequent few months or years.”
All3’s scripted label New Photos not too long ago struck an unique take care of The Lengthy Shadow creator and Lupin author George Kay.
Previous to Merman, Mountford was Head of Comedy at RDF and Head of Radio/Script Affiliate at TalkbackThames. She started her profession in theatre and radio, producing comedy and drama for BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4, and was assistant producer on theatre excursions and West Finish exhibits.
