{"id":18075,"date":"2023-01-11T09:25:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T14:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/endor-hires-drive-development\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T12:02:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T17:02:40","slug":"endor-hires-to-drive-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/endor-hires-to-drive-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Endor Hires to Drive Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Endor Productions has tapped Jen McConnell, from Masterpiece\u2019s <em>Sanditon<\/em> and previously Playground, as head of development.<\/p>\n<p>In her new role, McConnell will continue to drive the expansion of the Endor development slate and strengthen<br \/>\nthe creative strategy of the company. She will develop new projects of her own while continuing to prioritize high-end, talent-led drama with international potential.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell joins Endor after working as a story producer on seasons two and three of <em>Sanditon<\/em> for Masterpiece and<br \/>\nBritBox, following a period of development and as script editor on <em>Wolf Hall<\/em> (BBC), <em>EastEnders<\/em> (BBC), <em>Riviera<\/em> (Sky Atlantic) and <em>Bulletproof<\/em> (Sky One). She was most recently a development consultant for Irish indie Subotica.<\/p>\n<p>Company directors for Endor Productions, Carlo Dusi and Ian McBain, said: \u201cWe are thrilled that Jen has\u00a0joined our growing family at Endor and her presence over the past few weeks has already injected even\u00a0more energy into our fast-expanding slate of high-end dramas for the global market. With her exquisite\u00a0taste and talent connections, Jen will make an invaluable contribution to the company\u2019s ambitious\u00a0strategy for the future, as we continue to grow the range and variety of our output. Coupled with Jez\u2019s\u00a0first-class producing expertise and Molly\u2019s excellent support and brilliant ties to the publishing industry,\u00a0we could not be more excited by the first-class team we are building here at Endor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McConnell added: \u201cI am delighted to be part of Endor\u2019s future and join the company at such a dynamic\u00a0time. My career to date has spanned development and production, and I look forward to continuing that\u00a0tradition of nurturing new ideas and lending myself to some of the shows we have going into production\u00a0this year. Bringing my own slate of writers, directors and IP to the Endor fold is exhilarating, and I know\u00a0they will all thrive under Carlo\u2019s leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Endor Productions has tapped Jen McConnell, from Masterpiece\u2019s Sanditon and previously Playground, as head of development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":18076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[2691,2771,5786,5787,596,745,2612],"class_list":["post-18075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-carlo-dusi","tag-endor-productions","tag-ian-mcbain","tag-jen-mcconnell","tag-masterpiece","tag-playground","tag-sanditon","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Endor Hires to Drive Development - 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