Chris Sussman, Netflix Director of the UK Scripted Series, Will Release; Exec Harlan Coben Was Behind the Series ‘Stay Close’ and Rowan Atkinson’s ‘Man Vs Bee’

Special: Deadline has learned that Chris Sasman, the director of the Netflix UK script series, has left Streamer.

We understand that the former BBC executive has resigned from Anne Mensa’s UK client team to spend more time with his family. The last day is July 8th.

For two and a half years he was like the famous CEO Harlan Koben. Select ᲓCloseA არის is a sin Producer Red Production Company and man vs beeA slapstick comedy kicking off next week sees Rowan Atkinson playing a man who destroys a fancy house because a bee is in trouble while sitting at home.

He joined Netflix from BBC Studios, where he directed the comedy division for three years, as Deadline announced in October 2019. Prior to that, he was a BBC commissioner and played a particularly important role in the effective commissioning and launch of the BBC Three comedy-drama. flea bag.

Headed by Ann Mensa, Netflix UK’s VP of Content, the operations team has expanded significantly since joining. Behind future shows like Superhero Drama. Supasel Beginning blue story‘s Rapman, based on a David Nichols novel One day Republic Drama and Abby Morgan from the cast of Manhattan EricLittle Chick indie and her sister.

Streamer has just moved into their new office in Fitzroy, London and hosted a launch event last night. Many names from Mensa and London attended the event, which was attended by the industry, journalists and other media actors.