Little Dot Studios Appoints Head of U.S. Unscripted Development

Little Dot Studios is ramping up the development of its Real Stories original mid-form documentary commissions into long-form docs and series for U.S. networks and platforms with the appointment of Paul Woolf as head of U.S. unscripted development.

Woolf has developed documentary series, history and science films, children’s programming and entertainment shows. Most recently head of development at Barcroft Productions, he helped create Netflix’s Amazing Interiors, specials for Channel 4 and Animal Planet and new short-form projects for A+E Networks UK and Barcroft’s own digital platforms. At Maverick TV, he developed long-running series such as Bizarre ER and the BAFTA-winning Operation Ouch!

Little Dot Studios runs a suite of its own channels, including Real Stories, a hub for award-winning documentaries. Available across YouTube, Facebook Watch, Amazon and Roku, Real Stories hosts more than 700 documentaries, with 5 billion minutes watched across 650 million documentary views.

Woolf said: “I’m delighted to join a team that’s committed to innovation, has an incredibly broad and deep understanding of both TV and social platforms, puts enthralling storytelling at the heart of all it does, and creates shows with a real sense of wonder and spectacle.”

Dan Jones, director of content at Little Dot Studios, said: “Paul is a fantastic development talent and his arrival allows us to make a sustained push in the U.S., which is hugely exciting.”