Jeff Boone Joins Fremantle As VP Of Scripted Development

Fremantle today announced that Jeff Boone has joined the company’s North American scripted team in the role of vice president of scripted development. He will be responsible for developing new series for its pipeline and play an active role within Fremantle’s global scripted network. Boone will report to Jenni Sherwood, Fremantle’s EVP of scripted programming.

Boone joins Fremantle from Bad Wolf, where as vice president of development, he helped spearhead the company’s producing efforts in the U.S. During his six years with the company, Boone worked across a global project slate, while selling series to cable, broadcast and streaming platforms.

Prior to Bad Wolf, Boone was manager of global scripted development at Entertainment One Television. Additionally, as an independent producer, Boone has developed and sold film and television projects in Australia & New Zealand, the U.S. and the U.K.

Jenni Sherwood, Fremantle executive vice president of scripted programming, said: “As our U.S. scripted portfolio continues to grow both domestically and globally, we are excited to have Jeff join our team. Jeff’s experience and impeccable reputation compliments Fremantle’s creative collective of visionary talent who are developing and producing much of the world’s most exciting television.”