Ex-Netflix Exec Chris Sussman Signs Banijay Deal As Super-Indie’s $59M Investment Drive Continues
deadline.comFormer Netflix UK Director of Scripted Chris Sussman has signed a deal with Banijay UK. Under terms of the first-look agreement, he’ll develop original scripted projects, working with Banijay labels to produce them.
This is part of Banijay’s £50M ($59M) UK Growth Fund initiative, which is aimed at partnering the group with high-profile talent, investing in new business and striking other sorts of talent deals.
Sussman fits that bill. His credits include work on Fleabag, This Country, Catastrophe, Charlie Brooker’s Wipe, Good Omens, Mum, People Just Do Nothing and Bad Education.
We revealed back in June last year that he was exiting his post at Netflix, where he had worked on shows such as Man Vs Bee and Harlan Coben drama Stay Close, and we later reported he was in talks to exec the fourth season of Apple TV+’s Trying.
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