“Siesta Key”
Entertainment One announced it has extended its deal with Mark Ford’s Creature Films exclusively through 2024. The agreement, which began as a first look deal in 2015, has produced multiple series including MTV’s “Siesta Key,” that was recently renewed for a fifth season; “Behind the Music” for Paramount+; and the upcoming documentary “The Lady and the Legend,” about Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett.
Additionally, Creature Films recently appointed Pat Lambert as Head of Development. Lambert joins Creature Films as Head of Development from 44 Blue Productions, where he was Vice President of Development. Lambert started with 44 Blue in 2015 as a talent executive across hit series E!'s “Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry” and the launch of the nationally syndicated TD Jakes talk show.
“Our partnership with Mark and the team at Creature Films has created some of eOne’s most long running and landmark unscripted programming. We are thrilled to continue this relationship and even more excited to have Pat joining their team,” said Tara Long, President of Global Unscripted Television at eOne.
“Tara Long and the entire team at eOne have been incredibly supportive partners for the past six years. Like a family, really. We have grown and accomplished so much together and I am very optimistic about the years ahead, especially with the impressive Pat Lambert helming our rapidly expanding development slate,” stated Mark Ford, President of Creature Films.
Since 2015, eOne and Creature Films have collaborated on projects including MTV’s “Siesta Key,” Paramount+’s “Behind the Music,” Amazon’s “Mary J Blige’s My Life,” Lifetime’s “Wendy Williams: What a Mess” BET’s “Chronicles”, A&E’s “Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G,” “Biography: Bobby Brown,” and the upcoming documentary “The Lady and the Legend,” about Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett for Paramount+.