Fifth Season has bought The Story Collective to bolster its UK production offering.
Fifth Season backed the A Thousand Blows producer with minority investment when it launched in 2021 and is turning that backing into full acquisition this week.
As part of the sale, Story Collective co-founder Simon Vaughan is leaving to launch a new studio and Helen Jackson is stepping down. Their fellow co-founder Damian Keogh is staying on and has also become Fifth Season’s SVP, Managing Director, International Scripted. A consolidated senior leadership team — including The Story Collective’s Elouise West and Natasha Neill and Fifth Season’s Charlotte Bloxham — will now collaborate across both slates, leading on business affairs, finance and production respectively from Fifth Season’s London office. Ben Irving continues to lead Fifth Season’s development and production slate in the UK as SVP, Creative Director, International Scripted and will work with Keogh on continuing to
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