BBC’s Sami El-Hadi joins Clerkenwell Films as executive producer

Baby Reindeer producer Clerkenwell Films has hired Sami El-Hadi as exec producer.

Sami El-Hadi

El-Hadi joins Clerkenwell Films from the BBC where he was head of development, working closely with the director of drama Lindsay Salt across all greenlight decisions and long-term strategy for the slate, as well as exec producing shows including This City is Ours and Dear England.

Prior to the BBC, El-Hadi worked at The Forge and Working Title, where he served as script editor and development exec, and before that he worked at Channel 4 as part of the drama development team.

Recent shows produced by BBC Studios-backed Clerkenwell Films include the Netflix global smash hit Baby Reindeer, Somewhere Boy (Channel 4), Cheaters (BBC), Truelove (Channel 4), as well as The End of the F***ing World (Netflix/Channel 4) and Misfits (Channel 4).

Forthcoming series for the company include The Death of Bunny Munro for Sky, starring Matt Smith and based on Nick Cave’s novel of the same name, and Alice and Steve for Disney+, starring Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement.

Petra Fried, joint MD of Clerkenwell Films, said: “It’s been clear to me from the moment I met him at BBC Drama that Sami is a massive talent. His tastes align so well with Clerkenwell’s and I can’t wait to start working with him.”

El-Hadi said: “I’ve been a fan of Clerkenwell’s output for many years, and they’re a company who consistently produce genre-defining shows. I’m very excited to be joining such an incredible team.”