Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and Guardian Media Group have tapped Tara Bohn and Lindsay Poulton to lead the companies’ creative partnership.
The strategic joint enterprise was first announced last year. It will see SPE get exclusive first rights to adapting the Guardian’s journalism for screen, both in scripted and unscripted.
Bohn, who comes from Amazon Studios’ series team, takes on the role of head of global content development while Poulton has joned the Guardian in the inaugural role of editorial director for film and TV. Both roles will be based at the Guardian’s London headquarters.
At Amazon Studios Bohn worked across development and current series including “Reacher” and “Carnival Row” and has also worked with SPE on projects such as “The Good Doctor” and “The Scandal” anthology.
Poulton will continue in her existing role as head of documentaries for the Guardian’s documentary strand on top of her new responsibilities.
“It is fantastic to have Tara and Lindsay bringing their pedigree and experience to lead this collaboration,” said Matthew Justice, Sony Pictures Television EVP for U.K. and Europe. “Tara has an incredible eye for projects which find acclaim and audiences the world over. Coupled with Lindsay’s journalistic expertise and the sheer wealth of stories available across The Guardian’s output and archive, it’s tremendously exciting to announce this top team to take our collaboration forward.”
Keith Underwood, Guardian Media’s CFO and COO, said: We are delighted to have appointed Lindsay and Tara. With leaders of this calibre and experience spearheading our strategic creative partnership with Sony, we are very excited to see the high quality projects they bring to fruition.”
