Netflix UK Unscripted Chief Syeda Irtizaali Promises Ambitious Slate of Original Reality Shows
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Summary
Netflix's new UK Director of Unscripted Series, Syeda Irtizaali (formerly of the BBC where she commissioned The Traitors), announced at Deadline's Reality TV Summit UK that the streamer plans to commission a significant number of "audacious" original unscripted shows for the UK market. She promised to unveil a debut slate of bold originals in the coming months, signaling a major push into UK unscripted content.
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· 2 pulledNetflix's British arm is set to commission 'shitloads' of 'audacious ideas.'
Irtizaali set out her stall by saying she is planning to announce a series of 'audacious' originals in coming months.
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