NENT, Dopamine partner on unscripted

London-based distributor NENT Studios UK has extended its existing partnership with Mexican indie Dopamine to cover unscripted projects, primarily from UK producers.

Adam Barth

The new co-development deal will see Dopamine co-commission programming alongside UK broadcasters and platforms.

As a result, NENT and Dopamine are now seeking relationships with factual producers who can work collaboratively to deliver creative, cost-effective and Covid-safe programming.

Specifically, they are looking for both out-of-the-box and traditional genre ideas that could produce male-skewing documentary series and female-skewing, highly formatted factual entertainment.

Under NENT and Dopamine’s existing scripted deal, the pair work together to co-finance, develop and produce English-language drama.

Adam Barth, NENT Studios UK’s commercial director, said: “NENT Studios UK and Dopamine have worked extremely well together over the past few months. We have a similar approach to business and a shared enthusiasm for content, so expanding our relationship to take in unscripted projects felt like the natural next step for us both.

“We already work with many leading UK factual and factual entertainment producers and we are excited that the added investment this new partnership brings could allow us to work with many more and quickly ensure that the right programming gets made to meet commissioners’ needs in 2021.”