AGC Studios’ unscripted arm AGC Unwritten has expanded with the hires of Emily Knight as VP of development, Yael Egnal as senior manager of development, Hannah Shuman as manager of development and Moriah Lee as development coordinator.
Emily Knight, a key creative force behind the hit dating format “Ex on The Beach,” joins AGC Unwritten from the U.K. with a specialty in creating and selling large-scale global original formats across multiple genres. Most recently, Knight was head of development at Expectation Entertainment, where she ran the factual slate, overseeing commissions for several networks including the BBC and Netflix.
Prior to that, Knight was head of development for the U.K. arm of All3Media’s Maverick TV, where she sold multiple series ranging from the adventure engineering format “Escape” for Channel 4, through to the reboots of global formats such as “How to Look Good Naked” and “10 Years Younger.” Prior to focusing on development,...
Emily Knight, a key creative force behind the hit dating format “Ex on The Beach,” joins AGC Unwritten from the U.K. with a specialty in creating and selling large-scale global original formats across multiple genres. Most recently, Knight was head of development at Expectation Entertainment, where she ran the factual slate, overseeing commissions for several networks including the BBC and Netflix.
Prior to that, Knight was head of development for the U.K. arm of All3Media’s Maverick TV, where she sold multiple series ranging from the adventure engineering format “Escape” for Channel 4, through to the reboots of global formats such as “How to Look Good Naked” and “10 Years Younger.” Prior to focusing on development,...
- 12/6/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
President and equity partner of AGC Unwritten Joel Zimmer continues to build out the division.
AGC Studios and its unscripted, non-fiction subsidiary AGC Unwritten have assembled the development team as AGC Unwritten president Joel Zimmer continues to build out the division.
Joining the company are Emily Knight as vice-president of development, Yael Egnal as senior manager of development and Hannah Shuman as manager of development, while Moriah Lee joins as development coordinator.
AGC Unwritten works on unscripted content including TV feature and TV documentaries and has projects in development at Peacock and Netflix. It is in post-production on a feature...
AGC Studios and its unscripted, non-fiction subsidiary AGC Unwritten have assembled the development team as AGC Unwritten president Joel Zimmer continues to build out the division.
Joining the company are Emily Knight as vice-president of development, Yael Egnal as senior manager of development and Hannah Shuman as manager of development, while Moriah Lee joins as development coordinator.
AGC Unwritten works on unscripted content including TV feature and TV documentaries and has projects in development at Peacock and Netflix. It is in post-production on a feature...
- 12/6/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The unscripted arm of Stuart Ford’s indie studio AGC Studios has named its development team.
Emily Knight has been named AGC Unwritten’s VP of Development for the unit, with Yael Egnal, Hannah Shuman and Moriah Lee also joining the team.
AGC Unwritten was launched earlier this year with Joel Zimmer in charge as President and is now set to kickstart its development slate.
British-born Knight is known for working on formats such as MTV dating show Ex on the Beach. She was most recently Head of Development at UK-based Expectation, where she oversaw a slate of commissions for the likes of the BBC and Netflix. She was also Head of Development for All3Media-owned Maverick in the UK, where she worked to reboot global formats How to Look Good Naked and 10 Years Younger. She has also worked in production on shows such as The Voice and The Apprentice.
Emily Knight has been named AGC Unwritten’s VP of Development for the unit, with Yael Egnal, Hannah Shuman and Moriah Lee also joining the team.
AGC Unwritten was launched earlier this year with Joel Zimmer in charge as President and is now set to kickstart its development slate.
British-born Knight is known for working on formats such as MTV dating show Ex on the Beach. She was most recently Head of Development at UK-based Expectation, where she oversaw a slate of commissions for the likes of the BBC and Netflix. She was also Head of Development for All3Media-owned Maverick in the UK, where she worked to reboot global formats How to Look Good Naked and 10 Years Younger. She has also worked in production on shows such as The Voice and The Apprentice.
- 12/6/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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