Beckham and Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Edge of Everything producer, Studio 99, has appointed Jessica Ludgrove to the new role of VP of Production.
Reporting into Nicola Howson, President, Studio 99, Ludgrove joins with immediate effect and is responsible for overseeing and driving both the development slate and production output of the Studio 99 editorial team.
Ludgrove has over two decades of experience spanning theatrical feature documentaries, prime-time Television films, Shorts and branded content. She has held several senior roles in the industry. As VP Development at Universal Pictures Content Group, she developed various titles including Love and Rage: Munroe Bergdorf. In her role as Head of Production at Passion Pictures, she helped manage a slate of award-winning films including The Rescue, Rising Phoenix and The Real Charlie Chaplin. Other credits include Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In, Andy Murray: Resurfacing and Fire In Babylon.
Nicola Howson, President Studio 99 said, “Jessica brings a wealth of high-quality editorial experience, and she will add real depth to our team as we continue to develop and produce world class content & formats.” Ludgrove said, “I’m very excited to take on the role of VP production joining Studio 99’s brilliant editorial team to help build on their impressive slate of documentary titles.”
Launched in 2021 and part of Authentic Studios, Studio 99’s recent work has included the Emmy award-winning documentary series BECKHAM (Netflix) and the documentaries 99, about Manchester United’s treble-winning season, and the Grierson nominated feature documentary, Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Edge of Everything (both for Amazon Prime Video).
A new three-part series Sneaker Wars; Adidas vs Puma is set to launch later this year on Disney+, and the studio is currently in production on the Victoria Beckham fashion documentary series which will be released on Netflix later this year.
Jon Creamer
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