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Netflix U.K. Content Boss Anne Mensah on Creating Blockbuster British Shows, Steady Commissioning and Genre Expansion (EXCLUSIVE)
Ahead of the Edinburgh TV Festival, Netflix U.K. content boss Anne Mensah talks to Variety about her slate, upcoming series and expansion.
Of Netflix’s 107 Emmy nominations this year, 47 are U.K.-originated, including nods for “Baby Reindeer” and “The Gentlemen” (Mensah is quick to clarify not all the U.K.-nominated projects came out of her team, such as “The Crown,” which has garnered 19 noms). Occasionally, of course, that has its drawbacks, such as in the case of “Baby Reindeer.” Created by and starring former comedian Richard Gadd, the series became one of the most talked about shows of the year before being hit with a$170 million defamation lawsuit from a woman who claims she inspired one of characters. In a legal declaration made last month as part of the case, Mensah averred: “The series includes no characters named after real persons, and stars hired actors.
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