Joanna Strevens and Kate O’Hara have joined Sony Pictures Television International Productions as it continues to build out its scripted capabilities.
Under Michaela Fereday as SVP of scripted in Manchester, Sony Pictures Television International Productions has rolled out Netflix’s global YA hit My Life With The Walter Boys, currently in production for season four.
Joanna Strevens comes on board as SVP, working alongside Fereday, after a decade at Universal’s Carnival Films. Kate O’Hara, formerly of Riot Time Pictures and Duck Soup Films, has been appointed head of development. In addition to working with Fereday, both will collaborate with SPT’s London-based international productions senior leadership team, including Matthew Justice, EVP and head of U.K. and Europe, and Wayne Garvie, president, of international production.
“The growth of our senior creative team marks an important next step for Sony Pictures Television International Productions’ scripted division,” Fereday said. “With Joanna and Kate bringing such depth of experience across development, production and talent relationships, we are strongly placed to build a distinctive slate of original and adapted scripted projects for international broadcast. We will continue to champion ambitious storytelling, work with outstanding writers and producers, and develop premium drama with clear global appeal.”
