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Love Is Blind prodco Kinetic launches UK division, taps Monkey Kingdom’s Laura Gibson as MD

Kinetic Content, the US-based production company behind unscripted franchises including Love Is Blind and Married at First Sight, is launching a UK division and has hired Monkey Kingdom’s Laura Gibson to lead it.

Laura Gibson

Gibson, who was creative director at NBCUniversal-backed Monkey Kingdom, will serve as MD, spearheading Kinetic UK as it sets out to build a production business in Britain.

She will share a slate with Kinetic’s US-based executive VPs and co-development heads Karrie Wolfe and Katie Griffin, in addition to working with president Eric Detwiler and president of production Stefanie Cohen-Williams.

Kinetic Content, which sits within Peter Chernin’s international studio The North Road Company, produces some of the biggest reality shows on linear TV and streaming, including Netflix reality shows Love Is Blind, The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On, The Ultimatum: Queer Love and Perfect Match, and Married at First Sight, which is moving from its longtime home on Lifetime in the US to streamer Peacock.

In addition to her development and production responsibilities, Gibson will work with North Road’s management team, including North Road International president Jan Frouman, to bolster Kinetic UK’s strategic growth. She will report to Kinetic Content founder and CEO Chris Coelen.

Prior to Monkey Kingdom, where she oversaw projects such as E4’s Made In Bondi and Hayu’s The Real Housewives of London, Gibson worked at Fremantle’s Talkback, where she co-created Netflix reality series Too Hot to Handle and ITV shows Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow and Harry’s Heroes. She also worked on BBC Two’s Last Woman On Earth with Sara Pascoe and Sky’s reboot of Never Mind the Buzzcocks, among others.

“I have always been in awe of the UK market’s creativity, and have had the great pleasure of collaborating with some of the best creative talent in the UK for over 20 years,” said Coelen. “Laura’s creative passion, track record, collaborative spirit and deep relationships within the UK market and globally make her the ideal choice to join Kinetic and lead Kinetic UK.”

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