BBC Hires Jonny Richards From Disney Who Was An Exec On 'Rivals'

BBC Hires Jonny Richards From Disney Who Was An Exec On 'Rivals'

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has raided Disney for the exec producer behind A Thousand Blows and Rivals. Jonny Richards, who is Disney+’s Director, Scripted Originals in EMEA, will join the BBC drama commissioning team this summer. He has been with Disney for almost five years, working in a growing commissioning team and building out a slate featuring Steven Knight’s boxing drama A Thousand Blows, Jilly Cooper adaptation Rivals, Jeff Pope’s Suspect: T…

BBC hires Disney+ scripted director

Jonny Richards to join Lindsay Salt’s team in the summer The BBC is beefing up its scripted commissioner team with the hire of Disney+ exec Jonny Richards. Richards will join Lindsay Salt’s drama commissioning team as commissioning editor in the summer, moving from his role as director of scripted originals at the streaming giant. It is understood he is not directly replacing anyone on the team, which oversees shows including upcoming tentpoles …