Nutopia
Nicky Huggett is a seasoned professional in the field of factual development and production, currently serving as Vice President of Factual Development at Nutopia since September 2024. Alongside this role, Nicky has been a Guest Lecturer at the National Film and Television School since October 2016, contributing expertise in factual development and production. Previously, Nicky was Head of Development at HiddenLight Productions from December 2020 to September 2024, overseeing the development team for the company founded by notable figures including Hillary Clinton. Nicky's extensive experience includes positions as Head of Development at Sundog Pictures, Popkorn, and Rare Day, and as a Producer on the Channel 4 Cutting Edge documentary "The Murder Workers," which received Grierson and Broadcast Award nominations. Nicky began a career in filmmaking as a Producer/Director while freelancing from October 2008 to March 2010, following education at the University of Oxford where a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography was earned.
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Nutopia
Founded in 2008 by Jane Root, former President of Discovery Networks US, Controller of BBC2 and co-founder of Wall to Wall, Nutopia is known for creating ground-breaking factual shows on a global scale. From the company’s inception Nutopia was at the forefront of the industry, creating a new genre of television – the ‘megadoc’ – which combines epic cinematography and action-driven drama with high-end documentary and A list talent. The first of these was the Emmy Award-winning America: Story of US, which gained critical plaudits and record-breaking ratings success. The Story of Us format has sold globally in many international markets. Nutopia has a proven track record of critical achievement including the extraordinary 12-part series Mankind The Story of All of Us for History Channel; landmark Emmy Award-winning series How We Got to Now; and two series of the ratings smash Finding Jesus. Fact. Faith. Forgery for CNN. Recent broadcast successes include The World According to Jeff Goldblum, quirky host-led social history for Disney+; lavish drama-doc The Last Czars for Netflix, which vividly re-tells the story of the downfall of the Romanov dynasty; and epic One Strange Rock for National Geographic, natural history/science collaboration with director Darren Aronofsky, hosted by Will Smith. Currently in production we’re working on Limitless with Chris Hemsworth and season 2 of One Strange Rock for National Geographic, season 2 of The World According to Jeff Goldblum for Disney+, and unannounced premium series for History Channel and Amazon. Other recent credits include Unmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy of a Terrorist (HBO, Channel 4), Jesus: His Life (History), Civilisations (BBC, PBS), The Great American Read (PBS), America: Promised Land (History US), Beyond Reasonable Doubt (CNN), and Africa’s Great Civilisations (PBS).