NBCU International Studios Teams with David Heyman for Production Venture

LONDON: Harry Potter producer David Heyman has aligned with NBCUniversal International Studios to create Heyday Television. 

The new company will produce premium television and digital content across all platforms, including free-to-air network, cable and SVOD. NBCUniversal will distribute content produced by the new company. Heyday Television has already received two series commitments from NBC.

Michael Edelstein, NBCUniversal International Studios’ president, said: “David Heyman has created some of the most memorable and successful movies of our time. It is a pleasure to welcome him into the NBCUniversal family. We look forward to helping David bring his passion and creativity to global television audiences for years to come.”

Bob Greenblatt, the chairman of NBC Entertainment, said, “On behalf of everyone at NBC Entertainment, we’re thrilled to be in business with a visionary film producer like David Heyman who is going to bring his classy sensibility, his sophisticated sense of storytelling and his extraordinary relationships with great writers and directors to television.”

Kevin MacLellan, the chairman of NBCUniversal International, added: “Our goal is to attract the best talent in the world, so we’re extremely excited about this partnership. David is an extraordinary producer and I’m really looking forward to seeing what he creates.”

Heyman commented: “I am thrilled to be launching Heyday TV in partnership with NBCUniversal International and to be working with Bob, Kevin and Michael. I look forward to calling on many of the film relationships I've developed over the years, but also to working with many of the brilliant voices already working in television. I'm enormously excited by the opportunities for long-form storytelling, and can't wait to get started in building an ambitious and varied slate of shows which I hope can resonate around the world.”