Full Name
Nakul Legha
Company
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
Title
Commissioning Editor
Country (Address)
Australia
Biography
Nakul is Commissioning Editor, Scripted at SBS. Nakul comes to SBS after over three years as Content Executive at Netflix, where he helped develop and grow Netflix’s local content strategy in Australia & New Zealand. Nakul was a Creative Executive across Netflix’s pipeline of scripted and unscripted Australian Originals, including Boy Swallows Universe, Wellmania, Surviving Summer, Love is in the Air, Irreverent and ONEFOUR: Against All Odds.
Nakul also led all local film & TV licensing and co-productions for the global platform, which saw Australian content become top 10 hits globally such as Last Stop Larrimah, Run Rabbit Run, The Stranger, Fisk and Superwog. He made an historic co-commission with NITV for the animated children’s series Eddie’s Lil’ Homies.
Before Netflix, Nakul was an entertainment lawyer, most recently as Business & Legal Affairs manager at the ABC where he negotiated deals and distribution strategies for commissioned and acquired content, and worked on industry initiatives for emerging and diverse talent. Nakul serves on the board of the Griffin Theatre Company.
What we're looking for from Ready, Steady, Pitch!
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SCRIPTED TV
This year at SBS Scripted we are looking for stories that THRILL us. Bring us a great story that we have not heard before. One full of suspense and surprise, twists and turns and characters we fall in love with. Our key call outs are:
Thrillers with a difference (e.g., Severance)
Character drama+ (big characters, great locations and a twist of genre, e.g., White Lotus, Beef)
Women Behaving Badly (e.g., Why Women Kill)
Dramatic Half Hours. (8 x 30 mins but full of lots of story)
We want channel-defining drama that has a clear authorial voice. And of course, you need to adhere to our Equity and Inclusion guidelines, so make sure you check them out before you pitch to us.
