Blue Ant alum Jennifer Harkness to lead unscripted development at Canada’s Muse

Canadian production company Muse Entertainment has named former Blue Ant executive Jennifer Harkness as its new senior VP of global development and partnerships.

Jennifer Harkness

Based at Muse’s LA office, Harkness will be charged with developing high-end documentary and unscripted projects and forging expanded partnerships with networks and streamers in both the US and Canada.

She will report to Jonas Prupas, MD of Muse Entertainment Enterprises, and work with VP of unscripted and documentary Courtney Dobbins.

The appointment comes around four months after Harkness left her role as senior VP of development and production at Blue Ant Studios, where she spent six years. During that time, she worked on programmes including The Great Art Fraud (BBC Two), Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies (Peacock), Ghosting (CBC/Peacock), Prince Andrew: Banished (Peacock), Evil by Design: Surviving Peter Nygård (CBC/Starz), Epstein’s Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell (Peacock/Sky) and Comedy Punks: The Kids in the Hall (Prime Video).

Before joining Blue Ant in 2019, Harkness was the senior VP of US sales and development at Toronto-based Cream Productions. She was also previously the head of factual development at Temple Street Productions.

“Jennifer is one of the most respected creative executives in premium factual television,” said Prupas.

“Her track record in developing award-winning, globally resonant series, combined with her deep relationships across the international marketplace, makes her uniquely positioned to help Muse expand its documentary and unscripted ambitions worldwide. This role reflects where we see the greatest opportunity for growth.”