Title
Head of Scripted
Company
Guesswork TV
Production Company Profile
Guesswork Television is a full-service production company that works with the finest and funniest creators in Australian television and pairs them with teams that are passionate about making great, global TV. We specialise in narrative comedy, authored documentary, studio entertainment shows and podcasts.
Guesswork seeks to work with strong, interesting and diverse voices with an emphasis on bringing the funny. Our driving force behind each project is the focus on talent - we work with our creators to get the most out of their ideas by drawing on both our own experience and encouraging collaboration with other individuals who can complement the process.
Country (Address)
Australia
Biography
Tanya Phegan is an Australian based Film and Television Producer and Senior Media Executive. Tanya is the Co-Creator and Producer of OPERATION BUFFALO (Porchlight Films, 2020) a six-part drama series for ABC Australia. The series won Best Comedy Award at the Berlin TV Series Festival, 2020. Tanya is currently the Head of Scripted at Guesswork Television and is responsible for overseeing the development and production of Guesswork’s scripted slate. She is an Executive Producer on Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan’s DEADLOCH for Amazon Prime Video, shooting in January 2022. In 2020, Tanya was Executive Producer on PILLOW TALK, a podcast by Laura Nagy and produced by Easy Tiger for Audible. Tanya worked for over a decade in the UK and US in international development, production and acquisitions. In the UK she held roles at Universal Pictures, BBC Films and DNA Films/Fox Searchlight. She developed projects with the UK's top creative talent, working on films including THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, 28 WEEKS LATER, DREDD, THE HISTORY BOYS, NEVER LET ME GO, SUNSHINE, NOTES ON A SCANDAL, FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD and 360°. In the US, Tanya curated 'Your Film Festival' with YouTube/Scott Free with the winner creating a new work produced by Ridley Scott and Michael Fassbender.
