‘The Serpent’ EP Preethi Mavahalli Exits Poison Pen To Launch ITV Studios-Backed Drama Indie Paper Mill

The Serpent EP Preethi Mavahalli is exiting Ben Stephenson’s Poison Pen to motorboat her ain ITV Studios-backed play label.

Mavahallis is opening Paper Mill Productions adjacent month. Paper Mill will stay successful nan ITV Studios stable. She had been pinch erstwhile Bad Robot TV leader Stephenson’s Poison Pen almost since it launched successful 2022 and was moving crossed its ITV shows Adultery and The Dark. Another Poison Pen exec, Luke Woelhaf, has jumped vessel to Paper Mill.

Paper Mill will “develop and nutrient premium scripted contented designed for UK and world audiences,” ITV Studios said, pinch ITV Studios handling world distribution.

Mavahalli is simply a highly-regarded UK exec whose past credits see The Serpent, Noughts + Crosses and McDonald & Dodds. She antecedently worked for Sky Studios and was play leader astatine Mammoth Screen.

Mavahalli said: “Almost my full tv profession has been arsenic portion of ITV Studios truthful it only felt earthy to return this breathtaking and important measurement arsenic portion of nan family. I’m thrilled to motorboat this caller task and proceed to collaborate pinch exceptional storytellers and creatives, Julian [Bellamy, ITV Studios boss], and nan wonderfully talented squad astatine ITV Studios.”

ITV Studios owns play labels including Sherlock maker Hartswood Films, Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street Productions and Mammoth Screen.