Harris named Expectation Head of Development for Factual
June 24, 2024
Expectation has hired Sarah Harris as its new Head of Development for Factual and Factual Drama.
Harris will be joining Expectation from Sandpaper Films where she worked as Head of Development and oversaw projects including the recently-announced feature documentary Doom Scroll: Andrew Tate & The Dark Side of the Internet for Sky Documentaries, as well as several unannounced projects for Netflix and Channel 4.
She will lead the talented Factual and Factual Drama team at Expectation and will spearhead the further development of premium documentaries across terrestrial and global streamer markets. She will report into Colin Barr, Creative Director, Factual and Factual Drama.
Prior to Sandpaper, Harris was deputy head of development at Raw where she established Raw’s first podcast division, as well as originating and working across a range of factual programming including the UK #1 Netflix series Ripper, The Man Who Played with Fire for Sky Docs, Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi for Netflix, Parole and Paddy & Christine: Our Family and Autism for the BBC.
Before Sandpaper and Raw, Harris worked as Head of Development for Century Films and prior to that as a development producer for Minnow Films.
Harris commented: “Having admired Expectation’s incredible output from afar for many years, I’m thrilled to be joining such a talented team and to be part of the next exciting phase of the company’s growth.”
Barr added: “Sarah is such a dynamic and smart ideas generator and a perfect fit for the factual team at Expectation. Wherever she’s worked she’s always added huge value and brings a deep understanding of premium docs and negotiating access, which will be invaluable. She’s also fantastically collaborative and supportive, and I can’t wait to start building a fresh, exciting and ambitious slate with her.”
Harris takes up her new role at Expectation on July 1st.