Sky Studios Taps Mammoth Screen’s Preethi Mavahalli for Drama

Sky Studios has appointed Preethi Mavahalli, currently director of drama at Poldark producer Mammoth Screen, as creative director of drama.

Mavahalli will lead Sky Studios’ U.K. in-house drama team to create new Sky originals for Sky’s European markets. She is slated to take up this newly created role in January 2022.

Mavahalli will report to Chief Content Officer Jane Millichip.

Sky Studios is developing a range of in-house projects across Europe, with production already underway on The Rising for Sky UK and Blocco 181 for Sky Italia. Both are set to air next year.

Mavahalli said: “I have been watching Sky original drama go from strength to strength in recent years, constantly raising the bar with ambitious and groundbreaking series. With the launch of Sky Studios, and its unrivaled ambitions and ability to partner with talent, the bar has been set even higher, and I could not pass up the opportunity to lead in-house drama. I can’t wait to get started.”

Millichip said: “Preethi is an exceptional talent. Her instincts for identifying great ideas and developing them into world-class television is second to none. We couldn’t be more excited to have her lead the next phase of Sky Studios’ push into in-house drama development and production.”