Sarah Coursey

SVP, International Content, Happy Accidents
Formats Interested In
TV
Features
Intellectual Property (IP) for Film/TV Development
Particularly Interested In

I would love to hear about one-hour multigenerational family dramas.

Women Writers
Writers Over 40
Writers Outside LA
Authors (Fiction)
Authors (Non-Fiction)
Feature Genres
Drama
Comedy
RomCom
Sci-Fi
Action
Adventure
Thriller
Budget Range
All Budget Ranges
TV Formats
Half-Hour Pilots (single-cam)
Half-Hour Pilots (multi-cam)
One-Hour Pilots
Limited Series
TV Movies
TV Homes
Network
Cable
Premium Cable
Streaming
TV Genres
Drama
Comedy
RomCom
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Sub-Genres
Animation (adult)
Anthology
Biopic
Book Adaptation
Buddy
Coming-of-Age
Episodic TV
Faith-Based/Faith-Friendly
Family-Friendly
Female-Driven
Futuristic
Hallmark
High-Concept
Historical
Holiday
Inspirational
Irreverent
Lifetime
Mockumentary
Mystery
Period Piece
Reality/Unscripted TV
Romance
Serialized TV
Spiritual
Workplace
Young Adult (YA)
Specifically Not Interested In

gratuitous violence, overt misogyny, or very dark undertones

More about Sarah Coursey

Highly regarded for her global expertise in content development, acquisitions, sales and coproductions, Sarah's executive experience spans TV movies, feature films, documentaries, series and formats. She is currently SVP of International Content at the deficit-financing film and TV studio Happy Accidents.

A dynamic and engaging polyglot communicator, Sarah speaks 5 languages. She regularly shares her expertise as a panelist and lecturer at global film and TV conferences. She has held speaking engagements at NATPE, DISCOP, Rose d’Or and European Broadcasting Union. Since 2016, she has been an International Emmys judge. She is also a contributor to the industry publication Format Espresso.

Previously, Sarah was SVP International for GRB Studios, where she worked with the development team on UK-US true crime coproductions. Sarah is co-creator of LOVE AT FIRST BITE, which aired on Discovery. She is now developing series for the US and Canada, co-developing with US and European partners, and adapting a book into a feature screenplay.

Sarah has contributed management skills in consultancy roles, furthering clients’ agendas to acquire, develop and co-produce original content. She has worked with local and global teams, leading content strategy for 34 production companies. Deep relationships with the industry's top writers, directors, producers, channels and platforms has given her expert knowledge on emerging content trends.

Notably, Sarah headed the global format sales and acquisitions divisions at Zodiak, a role which quickly expanded into film and scripted series, greenlighting series into development . She collaborated on award-winning films such as THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and the BBC series WALLANDER, starring Kenneth Branagh.

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