{"id":24241,"date":"2026-01-26T11:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/christian-vesper-steps-down-at-fremantle\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:12:13","slug":"christian-vesper-steps-down-at-fremantle-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/christian-vesper-steps-down-at-fremantle-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Vesper Steps Down at Fremantle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Vesper has stepped down from his position as CEO of global drama and film at Fremantle.<\/p>\n<p>Vesper, who joined Fremantle in 2016, played a key role in expanding the company\u2019s scripted footprint, particularly through a slate of first-look and creative collaborations. In addition, he executive produced a variety of films and series, including <em>Bugonia<\/em>, <em>Pillion<\/em>, <em>The Chronology of Water<\/em>, <em>Baywatch<\/em> and many more.<\/p>\n<p>He reported to Andrea Scrosati, group COO and CEO of continental Europe, who will now oversee the film and drama division on an interim basis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to personally thank Christian for his unwavering commitment and contribution to Fremantle over the past decade,\u201d Scrosati said. \u201cWith Christian at the helm, we have established our drama and film business and delivered both consistent success and critical acclaim. Our scripted portfolio is today a key component of our business and recognized across the industry. Christian is a creative at heart, and his vision has helped build the credibility of our drama and film slate. We appreciate that he now wishes to focus on new horizons, and we all wish him well in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vesper commented, \u201cAfter ten years with Fremantle, I have decided that the time is right to step down from my role as CEO of film and drama. I would like to thank Jennifer Mullin and Andrea Scrosati for their incredible support, ambition and creative spirit, enabling us to build our film and drama capabilities. I am extremely proud of what we have achieved together, and the fact we will deliver our 100th film this year underlines the progress made. Fremantle is an incredible company and has been a huge part of my life for the last decade. We have built a dedicated and talented team whom I will miss greatly, but I know they will take our film and drama business to even greater heights. Now is the perfect moment for my next adventure, and I am excited for the journey ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Vesper has stepped down from his position as CEO of global drama and film at Fremantle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":24242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[3928,912,2697],"class_list":["post-24241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-andrea-scrosati","tag-christian-vesper","tag-fremantle","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Christian Vesper Steps Down at Fremantle - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/christian-vesper-steps-down-at-fremantle-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Christian Vesper Steps Down at Fremantle - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Christian Vesper has stepped down from his position as CEO of global drama and film at Fremantle.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/christian-vesper-steps-down-at-fremantle-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-26T16:41:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-26T17:12:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/Fremantle-ChristianVesper-0126.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/christian-vesper-steps-down-at-fremantle-2\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/christian-vesper-steps-down-at-fremantle-2\/\",\"name\":\"Christian Vesper Steps Down at Fremantle - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-26T16:41:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-26T17:12:13+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/christian-vesper-steps-down-at-fremantle-2\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/christian-vesper-steps-down-at-fremantle-2\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/christian-vesper-steps-down-at-fremantle-2\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Christian Vesper Steps Down at Fremantle\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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