Chris Sussman signs exclusive first look deal with Banijay UK

Chris Sussman has signed a first look deal with Banijay UK to develop original scripted projects with the group. The agreement, which will see Chris partnering with appropriate labels within the UK group to produce new original scripted projects, forms part of the recently announce £50 million Banijay UK Growth Fund, which enables the group to partner with high profile talent, as well as investing in new businesses and key talent, to supercharge growth.

Previously Director of UK Scripted for Netflix, and prior to that Head of Scripted Comedy at BBC Studios, Sussman has been involved with many of the UK’s most successful scripted comedy series in recent years including “Fleabag,” “This Country,” “Catastrophe,” “Charlie Brooker’s Wipe,” “Man vs Bee,” “Good Omens,” “Mum,” “People Just Do Nothing,” “Bad Education,” and more.

“Chris is an extraordinary creative with fantastic talent relationships, so I cannot wait to work with him. The UK Growth Fund was set up to enable us to attract exciting names like Chris to business, so I am delighted to be able to announce this deal,”  commented Patrick Holland, CEO of Banijay UK.

“I loved working with Patrick when he was Controller of BBC2 and am excited to see what else we can develop together. Nobody seems to be returning my phone calls now I am not in commissioning anymore, but I am sure that is just a problem with my mobile network and it will all be sorted soon,”  Chris Sussman added jokingly.