Exclusive:Hit CBS comedy ghosts This is the result of an interesting deal between BBC Studios, the production arm of the British Public Broadcasting Corporation, and Lionsgate.
Deadline understands that this deal, which was initially signed in 2018, has now come to an end.
It comes as two of the key executives involved in the co-production agreement, Rachel Bendavid and Angie Stevenson, have secured new roles at BBC Studios LA Productions, the Culver City-based division of the BBC.
“Our scripted co-production partnership with Lionsgate has been successful and productive, resulting in one of the biggest hit comedies on television. While we have mutually agreed not to extend our formal working agreement, Lionsgate will remain a valued partner, and we will continue to work together for years Coming in the hit show ghosts A BBC Studios spokeswoman told Deadline: “And a range of projects are in development.” “We are delighted to welcome Rachel Bendavid to our internal team at BBC Studios and are committed to our strong and continued collaboration with Lionsgate.”
Deadline understands that Lionsgate is also understood to be reconsidering all of its development partnerships as part of its consolidation of eOne, which it acquired last year.
Bendavid, a former ABC drama executive, took over the joint venture as head of programming in 2020. She will now move to a role at BBC Studios Productions.
She will become Vice President of Scripted Programming at BBC Studios Productions, as will Angie Stephenson, who was previously Senior Vice President of Scripted Development at BBC Studios and Executive Producer at BBC Studios. ghosts.
Rachel Bendavid and Angie Stevenson (BBC Studios)
The duo will now work under the supervision of Valerie Bruce, President and Managing Director of BBC Studios Los Angeles Production. The duo will also work closely with BBC Studios Productions Head of Scripted, Mark Linsey.
This group will be tasked with figuring out BBC Studios’ next plan of attack when it comes to producing content for broadcasters and streamers in the US as well as co-producing titles and finding new US copies for its library of scripted formats.
Comes as ghosts Entering its third season. The joint venture also produced series like Fox’s Welcome to Flashwhich was a remake of the BBC3 comedy this country It lasted for two seasons call me kat, A remake of the BBC1 comedy Miranda, which ran for three seasons on Fox.
Bendavid spent a decade as vice president of drama development at ABC, where she worked on series such as… the Good doctor And once upon a time. Before that, she was executive director of drama development at Fox, including a stint as co-president of the division. Bendavid’s resume also includes a four-year stint at Spelling TV, the last two years as Senior Vice President of Series Development, and a stint as Director of Television Series at Lifetime.
“Both Rachel and Angie are exceptional achievers, and I have confidence that they will combine their talents to help us drive the continued growth of our written business,” Bruce said.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to be leading scripted programming at BBC Studios Los Angeles into its next chapter,” Bendavid and Stevenson added. “BBC Studios has some of the world’s most loved and successful brands to inspire us, a passion for creative excellence, great storytelling and outstanding talent on both sides of the Atlantic. We’re really excited about what lies ahead.”