Beth Iley
Title
VP, International Series Development & Executive Producer
Company
Lark Productions
Country (Address)
Canada
Biography
Beth Iley is an accomplished television executive and producer with a keen eye for talent and over a decade experience developing and producing innovative and award-winning original content for the global market.
In her role as VP International Series Development, Iley oversees Lark Production’s international development and co-production strategy. As part of the company’s first-look distribution deal with Universal International Studios (UIS), which is a division of Universal Studio Group, Iley also works closely with the studio’s scripted team to develop new projects.
Previously, Iley was at Amazon MGM Studios where she was responsible for the Canadian scripted slate. She served as EP for the studio on The Sticky, starring Margo Martindale from Jamie Lee Curtis’ Comet Pictures and Blumhouse Television. She also served as creative executive on unscripted titles Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe, and The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal which both won the TIFF People's Choice Award for Documentary in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
Past employers include New Metric Media and Boatrocker Media where Iley produced and developed many titles including Children Ruin Everything, Bria Mack Gets A Life, X Company, The Next Step, Killjoys and Peabody Award-winning Orphan Black.
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SCRIPTED TELEVISION
Looking to partner on dramatic series set in Australian and/or Canadian locales, featuring Australian, Canadian and International characters. Originating projects and open to pitches for co-productions.
Looking for Australian production partners with strong ties to the local market, and bandwidth to co-produce series with healthy budgets for global audiences.
Aiming to strengthen relationships with local Australian buyers and better understand market needs in the television space.
In her role as VP International Series Development, Iley oversees Lark Production’s international development and co-production strategy. As part of the company’s first-look distribution deal with Universal International Studios (UIS), which is a division of Universal Studio Group, Iley also works closely with the studio’s scripted team to develop new projects.
Previously, Iley was at Amazon MGM Studios where she was responsible for the Canadian scripted slate. She served as EP for the studio on The Sticky, starring Margo Martindale from Jamie Lee Curtis’ Comet Pictures and Blumhouse Television. She also served as creative executive on unscripted titles Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe, and The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal which both won the TIFF People's Choice Award for Documentary in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
Past employers include New Metric Media and Boatrocker Media where Iley produced and developed many titles including Children Ruin Everything, Bria Mack Gets A Life, X Company, The Next Step, Killjoys and Peabody Award-winning Orphan Black.
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SCRIPTED TELEVISION
Looking to partner on dramatic series set in Australian and/or Canadian locales, featuring Australian, Canadian and International characters. Originating projects and open to pitches for co-productions.
Looking for Australian production partners with strong ties to the local market, and bandwidth to co-produce series with healthy budgets for global audiences.
Aiming to strengthen relationships with local Australian buyers and better understand market needs in the television space.
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Proudly named Playback's 2023 Production Company of the Year, Lark Productions is an award-winning Vancouver-based company with a proven track record of producing exceptional programming in Canada for the global marketplace. Lark develops both scripted and unscripted content, often in collaboration with Universal International Studios, a division of the Universal Studio Group, through a first-look distribution deal.
Established in 2010, Lark’s productions include the record-breaking smash hit and Citytv’s #1 prime time drama of the year, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, for Rogers and Universal Television, as well as the original police procedural Allegiance (CBC) in association with Universal International Studios. Lark’s other scripted series include legal drama Family Law (Global, The CW) for Corus and eOne, spy drama Fortunate Son (CBC) in association with NBCUniversal International Studios, and multiple seasons of Motive (CTV, ABC, USA Network).
Established in 2010, Lark’s productions include the record-breaking smash hit and Citytv’s #1 prime time drama of the year, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, for Rogers and Universal Television, as well as the original police procedural Allegiance (CBC) in association with Universal International Studios. Lark’s other scripted series include legal drama Family Law (Global, The CW) for Corus and eOne, spy drama Fortunate Son (CBC) in association with NBCUniversal International Studios, and multiple seasons of Motive (CTV, ABC, USA Network).
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