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Beta Backs ‘Living’ Producer Number 9 Films’ New TV Division; Kate Laffey To Lead Small Screen Subsidiary


Beta Film has invested in Number 9 Films new TV division, led by Kate Laffey, a TV subsidiary of Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen's indie.

The duo have since been behind some of the biggest indie films of the past couple of decades, including the likes of Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth starring Michael Caine, Todd Haynes’ Carol and recent Bill Nighy-starrer Living. Karlson and Woolley said: “This opportunity that Beta have gifted us is perfect timing for Number 9 to fulfil our long felt passionate ambition to expand our creative ideas into producing longform stories. Laffey, who used to be VP of acquisitions for Cineflix, added: “I am excited to accelerate their nascent TV slate and to work with Beta to deliver a pipeline of strong scripted originals that will appeal to the international market.”

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