Banijay Buys ‘Chloe’ Producer Mam Tor Productions – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay has purchased Chloe producer Mam Tor Productions, the French powerhouse’s first UK purchase since 2020’s Endemol Shine Group (ESG) acquisition.

In information unveiled by Deadline a day earlier than Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti’s Mipcom Cannes keynote, Mam Tor joins quite a few UK scripted labels throughout the Banijay fold, and distributor Banijay Rights will likely be given a primary take a look at its initiatives.

Mam Tor was behind Chloe, the highly-rated BBC One thriller starring The Crown’s Erin Doherty that was acquired by Amazon Prime Video exterior of the UK. That six-parter was distributed by Banijay Rights.

Based in 2014, Mam Tor additionally has a hefty improvement slate. It had a first-look distribution cope with Banijay Rights (then Endemol Shine Worldwide) between 2014 and 2018 and subsequently a first-look distribution and co-production cope with eOne from 2018 to 2021.

Garner is a highly-respected BAFTA-winning UK manufacturing veteran who was behind the likes of Channel 4’s Boy A and Cillian Murphy-starring film Damaged in her earlier position as Head of Movie and TV at Cuba Footage. Her Mam Tor workforce consists of former BBC Script Editor Morven Reid and Improvement Govt Rachel Harvey, who has labored on the likes of the Martin Freeman-starring The Responder.

Banijay UK CEO Patrick Holland, who was instrumental in bringing Mam Tor to Banijay, described Garner as an “distinctive expertise who has developed a brilliantly curated slate, working with among the most fun writers.” He hailed Chloe as a “very good piece.”

Bassetti, who will deal with Mipcom tomorrow afternoon, added: “From good expertise, good concepts are born, and in rising our collective, we attempt to additional strengthen our world-class IP portfolio. Tally is a good addition as we proceed to construct our capabilities within the scripted area.”

Garner known as Holland “completely inspirational” and praised Banijay Rights as “essentially the most superb companions.”

The deal comes six months after Holland successfully took on the mixed tasks of Lucinda Hicks and Peter Salmon and practically three years after the ESG acquisition was first unveiled. Mam Tor is the primary UK firm to be acquired because the ESG purchase and Banijay’s first scripted acquisition within the UK.

As Banijay pushes additional into scripted, Mam Tor joins a UK drama label roster that options the likes of Peaky Blinders producer Tiger Facet (with Caryn Mandabach Productions), SAS: Rogue Heroes indie Kudos and Lenny Henry’s Douglas Highway.

The deal was brokered by Jeremy Gawade of Lee and Thompson.