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Orchard Studios, the new production company founded by former Amazon Studios U.K. exec Dan Grabiner, has hired a trio of heavyweight execs to round out its new senior creative team.

Nat Lippiett, Clare Mottershead and Dani Carpanen join senior creative team at non-scripted indie

BBC factual entertainment commissioner Clare Mottershead and ITN exec Nat Lippiett have joined Orchard Studios, the UK prodco launched by former Amazon Studios UK & Northern Europe chief Dan Grabiner.

Former Amazon Studios Head, Dan Grabiner’s new indie Orchard Studios, has made a trio of major hires to join the senior creative team.

'Harry: The Interview' EP Nat Lippiett and BBC factual entertainment commissioner Clare Mottershead have joined Orchard Studios, the nascent UK unscripted indie run by former Amazon UK programs chief Dan Grabiner and ex-The Garden boss Nicola Hill.

Dan Grabiner, Amazon Studios’ Head of UK and Northern Europe, is leaving the streamer to create a new production company, Orchard Studios.

Dan Grabiner is exiting Amazon Prime Video to set up premium factual label Orchard Studios with former The Garden chief executive Nicola Hill.

The identity of Dan Grabiner‘s new production house wasn’t secret for long. The outgoing Amazon UK exec is teaming with British factual veteran Nicola Hill to launch Orchard Studios.