MICHAEL JACKSON, Joint CEO
Michael has been a senior television executive in the UK and US – as Controller of BBC One and BBC Two; Chief Executive of Channel Four; President of Programming at USA Entertainment (where he was responsible for USA and Syfy); Chairman of Universal Television; and President of Programming for IAC. He has commissioned programmes including Our Friends in the North, This Life, Queer As Folk, Monk, and Battlestar Galactica.
At Two Cities TV, Michael executive produced Patrick Melrose (5x60’) for Sky Atlantic and Showtime, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Hugo Weaving. The series was adapted by David Nicholls from the Edward St Aubyn novels, and was directed by Edward Berger. It won four BAFTAs, including Best Mini-Series and Best Leading Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, and was also nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards.
Alongside Stephen, Michael is currently Executive Producer of AMADEUS (5x60’) for Sky, which is being written by Joe Barton.