Studio 99, the production company founded by David Beckham and producer of docs including Beckham and Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In, has appointed Jessica Ludgrove to the new role of VP of production.
Reporting into Nicola Howson, president, Studio 99, Ludgrove joins with immediate effect and will be responsible for overseeing and driving both the development slate and production output of the Studio 99 editorial team.
Ludgrove has over two decades of experience spanning theatrical feature documentaries, prime-time television films, shorts and branded content. She has held several senior roles in the industry, including VP of development at Universal Pictures Content Group, where she developed various titles including Love and Rage: Munroe Bergdorf. In her role as Head of Production at Passion Pictures, she helped manage a slate of award-winning films including The Rescue, Rising Phoenix and The Real Charlie Chaplin. Other credits include Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Edge of Everything, Andy Murray: Resurfacing and Fire In Babylon.
Studio 99 president Howson said: “Jessica brings a wealth of high-quality editorial experience, and she will add real depth to our team as we continue to develop and produce world class content & formats.” Ludgrove said, “I’m very excited to take on the role of VP production joining Studio 99’s brilliant editorial team to help build on their impressive slate of documentary titles.”
Launched in 2021 and now part of Authentic Studios, Studio 99’s recent work has, perhaps unsurprisingly, featured a particularly strong portfolio of Manchester United-related doc content, included the Emmy award-winning documentary series Beckham (Netflix) and the documentaries 99, a co-production with Gary Neville-founded Buzz16 about Manchester United’s treble-winning season, and Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (both for Amazon Prime Video). Other recent successes include the Grierson-nominated feature documentary, Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Edge of Everything (also Amazon).
A new three-part series Sneaker Wars; Adidas vs Puma is set to launch later this year on Disney+, and the studio is currently in production on a Victoria Beckham fashion documentary series which will be released on Netflix later this year.
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