Nutopia
Tom Watt-Smith has extensive work experience in the media industry, primarily in executive and directorial roles. Tom most recently worked as the Creative Director - Formats and Special Projects at Nutopia since June 2023. Prior to that, they served as the Creative Director at Lion Television from January 2023 to June 2023, and as the Head of Factual from December 2019 to January 2023. Tom has also worked as an Executive Producer and Director at companies such as RAW TV Limited, Studio Lambert, Raw, BBC, IWC Media Ltd, and KEO Films Limited.
Tom Watt-Smith attended the University of Leeds from 1999 to 2001. No specific degree or field of study information was provided. Additionally, Tom Watt-Smith also attended Dulwich College, although no start or end year information was given for this institution. No degree or field of study information was mentioned for Dulwich College either.
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).