{"id":17528,"date":"2022-09-22T08:14:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T12:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/sky-studios-alum-tapped-ben-stephensons-poison-pen\/"},"modified":"2022-09-22T12:19:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T16:19:54","slug":"sky-studios-alum-tapped-for-ben-stephensons-poison-pen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/sky-studios-alum-tapped-for-ben-stephensons-poison-pen\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky Studios Alum Tapped for Ben Stephenson\u2019s Poison Pen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Preethi Mavahalli has been appointed as creative director of Ben Stephenson\u2019s new transatlantic scripted label Poison Pen Studios.<\/p>\n<p>Mavahalli will join when the label launches in the new year from Sky Studios, where she has been creative director of in-house drama. Prior to Sky Studios, Mavahalli was director of drama at Mammoth Screen.<\/p>\n<p>Focused on high-end premium drama, Poison Pen Studios will be based in London and Los Angeles, with teams situated in both locations. Mavahalli will work across both teams with Stephenson to develop a raft of British and American dramas.<\/p>\n<p>Stephenson said: \u201cWhen I decided to start my own company there was only one person I wanted by my side. I\u2019m so grateful she agreed! Preethi is an exceptionally talented and lovely person with great taste and a fantastic track record. I cannot wait to get started, have fun and make some great drama with her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo work alongside Ben, a producer I have admired for many years, is a dream of an opportunity,\u201d said Mavahalli. \u201cI am utterly delighted to be a part of this ambitious transatlantic venture and cannot wait to get started at Poison Pen Studios.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preethi Mavahalli has been appointed as creative director of Ben Stephenson\u2019s new transatlantic scripted label Poison Pen Studios.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":17529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[5198],"class_list":["post-17528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-poison-pen-studios","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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