Dash Pictures hires Sky alum Jack Oliver to head development and exec produce

UK indie Dash Pictures has hired Jack Oliver as head of development and exec producer across all unscripted and scripted content.

Jack Olive

Oliver, an experienced broadcast producer and executive, recently left his role as head of coproductions at pay TV operator Sky after a decade at the company where he started as an acquisitions manager working across film and series.

He joined Sky after a 20-year stint in acquisitions at the BBC, working across 24, Heroes, Damages and Family Guy.

His credits include The United Way, Spector, Mission to Burnley, Exterminate All The Brutes, The Return: Life After Isis, The Princess, Kingdom of Dreams, The Ghost of Richard Harris, Poly Styrene: I am Cliche, Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story and Dating Death: The Rodney Alcala Story.

Daniel Sharp, founder and executive producer at Dash Pictures, recently announced the launch of its scripted arm, introducing the company’s first feature film, Better, a psychological thriller starring Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy, Game of Thrones) which recently completed filming in the UK.

Oliver has been brought in to help expand Dash Pictures’ offering into premium content with a plan to produce more feature and premium documentaries and develop new working relationships while increasing capacity across the board, the company said today.

Dash Pictures’ slate so far includes Frontier, Vikings: The Rise & Fall, Disasters Engineered, Billy & Dom Eat the World and Fantastic Friends.

Dash Pictures’ line-up of unscripted titles for 2025 includes Genghis Khan: The Secret History of the Mongols (6×60’), What Really Happened: American Independence (6×60’), Great Estates From Above (4×60’) and Marilyn & The Mob (2×60’).

Oliver said: “Daniel’s vision for the company is inspiring and something I feel I can actively contribute to. I am confident we can continue to build upon the success in the factual space that Dash has enjoyed and develop premium features and series in both scripted and unscripted. The overt intention will be ambitious, entertaining projects that have impact, narrative propulsion and authentic authorship – stories which resonate with audiences.”

Daniel Sharp adds “As Dash continues to evolve, we are thrilled to have Jack on board. His many skills, vast experience and untold enthusiasm will help us navigate the many aspects of development and production that we need to continue to build our business across both scripted and unscripted, both domestically and internationally, whilst maintaining our high levels of quality.”