Spencer Matthews: Am I a Psychopath?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tGrant will be tasked with developing ideas and securing greenlights from buyers in the UK and internationally, with particular focus on talent-led shows, reality TV, gameshows, factual entertainment and unscripted comedy.<\/p>\n
\n\tReporting to Ben Wicks, Creative Director, Entertainment, she will also work closely with Expectation\u2019s leadership team on strategy, while building commissioner relationships, and seeking \u201ccommercially viable and distinctive\u201d projects. Additionally, she will co-develop formats with Expectation affiliate David Flynn and his company, Plegazoid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tThe news comes soon after Expectation and Plegazoid won the competitive tender process to produce the next unscripted series from the BBC and NBCUniversal pact that has already spawned the British and American versions of The Traitors<\/em> and Destination X<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\tExpectation\u2019s shows include The Dyers\u2019 Caravan Park<\/em>\u00a0for Sky,\u00a0Alan Carr: Castle Man\u00a0<\/em>for Hulu\/Disney+, and Clarkson\u2019s Farm<\/em>\u00a0for Prime Video, which has now run to five seasons. Other shows include\u00a0David Baddiel: Cat Man\u00a0<\/em>for Channel 4,\u00a0Hooters Murders: Deadly Shift<\/em>\u00a0for Versant Media\u2019s Oxygen and\u00a0Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home<\/em> for the BBC. <\/p>\n\n\tPrior to working at Mettlemouse, Grant spent nine years at Hungry Bear Media, where she won commissions for the like of\u00a0Michael McIntyre\u2019s The Wheel<\/em>, Michael McIntyre\u2019s Big Show<\/em>, Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad<\/em>\u00a0and Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof<\/em>. She has also worked on\u00a0Gogglebox<\/em>,\u00a0The Only Way Is Essex<\/em>, and\u00a0Geordie Shore<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cKatrina has an incredible track record of identifying talent and creating\u00a0distinctive formats, helping and\u00a0launch some of British television\u2019s most successful entertainment and reality brands,\u201d said Wicks.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cAs Expectation ramps up its formats and entertainment business, building on recent ratings hits and high-profile greenlights for UK and international broadcasters and streamers \u2013 whilst doubling down on our talent-led projects \u2013 we\u2019re thrilled to have someone of her prodigious talent joining to lead our fantastic development team to further success.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tBritish TV heavyweights Peter Fincham and Tim Hincks launched Expectation launched Expectation in 2017. BBC Studios owns a minority stake in the business.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cExpectation has a brilliant reputation for developing bold, distinctive ideas, alongside working with some of the biggest talent in television,\u201d added Grant. \u201cI\u2019m excited to join the company at such a pivotal moment and look forward to building on that momentum, developing ideas with global potential and helping bring the next generation of standout entertainment brands to screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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