Lindsey Martin
Title
SVP, Development & Co-Productions
Company
CBS Studios
Country (Address)
United Kingdom
Biography
Lindsey Martin is SVP, International Co-Productions and Development for CBS Studios International. Lindsey oversees the studio’s global slate of diverse, premium scripted series including the first-ever international series to come out of the NCIS franchise, NCIS: SYDNEY, UK drama COMA for Channel 5, THE DARKNESS, directed by Lasse Hallstrom, and the upcoming KING AND CONQEUROR for BBC One, starring James Norton and Nikolaj Coster Waldau.
Currently, Lindsey is executive producing series set up at BBC, Sky, The ABC, ARD Degeto, Paramount+, among others, and continues to source, package, and develop international co-productions for the studio.
Prior to joining CBS Studios, Martin was one of the first creative scripted hires for Netflix in APAC. She was responsible for the development, production, and launch of over 10 Asian original series and built out the creative pipeline across Southeast Asia and Australia. Prior to Netflix, Martin was VP, Co-Productions and Development at Infinite Studios Singapore, where she co-produced CRAZY RICH ASIANS for Warner Bros and HALFWORLDS for HBO Asia, among others.
Before moving to Asia, Martin had a successful career in US domestic film and television as Head of Development for Mike Tollin Pictures, where she worked on Yahoo’s first original comedy series, and set up shows at Showtime, TBS, Fox, ABC, MTV, among others. She started her career with the Mark Gordon Company, working across film and series, including GREY’S ANATOMY, CRIMINAL MINDS, ARMY WIVES and RAY DONOVAN.
Currently, Lindsey is executive producing series set up at BBC, Sky, The ABC, ARD Degeto, Paramount+, among others, and continues to source, package, and develop international co-productions for the studio.
Prior to joining CBS Studios, Martin was one of the first creative scripted hires for Netflix in APAC. She was responsible for the development, production, and launch of over 10 Asian original series and built out the creative pipeline across Southeast Asia and Australia. Prior to Netflix, Martin was VP, Co-Productions and Development at Infinite Studios Singapore, where she co-produced CRAZY RICH ASIANS for Warner Bros and HALFWORLDS for HBO Asia, among others.
Before moving to Asia, Martin had a successful career in US domestic film and television as Head of Development for Mike Tollin Pictures, where she worked on Yahoo’s first original comedy series, and set up shows at Showtime, TBS, Fox, ABC, MTV, among others. She started her career with the Mark Gordon Company, working across film and series, including GREY’S ANATOMY, CRIMINAL MINDS, ARMY WIVES and RAY DONOVAN.
Speaking At
CBS Studios International, Lindsey Martin - Marketplace Roundtable
CBS Studios International, Katie Crook - Ready, Steady, Pitch!
CBS Studios International, Katie Crook - Ready, Steady, Pitch!
CBS Studios International, Katie Crook - Ready, Steady, Pitch!
CBS Studios International, Katie Crook - Ready, Steady, Pitch!
CBS Studios International, Katie Crook - Ready, Steady, Pitch!
CBS Studios International, Katie Crook - Ready, Steady, Pitch!
CBS Studios International, Katie Crook - Ready, Steady, Pitch!
CBS Studios International, Katie Crook - Ready, Steady, Pitch!
CBS Studios International, Katie Crook - Ready, Steady, Pitch!
CBS Studios International, Katie Crook - Ready, Steady, Pitch!
CBS Studios International, Katie Crook - Ready, Steady, Pitch!
CBS Studios International, Katie Crook - Ready, Steady, Pitch!
What we're looking for from Ready, Steady, Pitch!
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SCRIPTED TV
CBS Studios International looks for premium, creatively brilliant, and commercially valuable series from around the world. We have a broad slate when it comes to genre; with elevated crime drama, female-driven, psychological thriller, whodunnit, male-skewing, genre, and dramedy as our current priorities. We focus on 6-8 eps by 45-60min episodes and lean towards returning series. That said, there is always interest in limited series based on brilliant IP, as well as outstanding 30min comedies. We seek out and prioritise grounded, character-driven projects that have broad and undeniable global appeal.
SCRIPTED TV
CBS Studios International looks for premium, creatively brilliant, and commercially valuable series from around the world. We have a broad slate when it comes to genre; with elevated crime drama, female-driven, psychological thriller, whodunnit, male-skewing, genre, and dramedy as our current priorities. We focus on 6-8 eps by 45-60min episodes and lean towards returning series. That said, there is always interest in limited series based on brilliant IP, as well as outstanding 30min comedies. We seek out and prioritise grounded, character-driven projects that have broad and undeniable global appeal.
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