Matt Derr

Manager of Development, Formerly HBO/Keshet Studios
Formats Interested In
TV
Particularly Interested In

I’m driven by compelling characters regardless of the genre in which they inhabit. I will in general give any shoe a chance and as such, maintain the ability to work within any space. I'm currently drawn to horror in television right now, both more somber in tone similar to Mike Flanagan's work and comedic similar to the work on SyFy's CHUCKY. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and Stephen King were formative experiences in getting me here and continue to inform my interests. History through a contemporary storytelling lens (such as NatGeo's upcoming SMALL LIGHT), action thrillers with a comedic angle, and genre that uses it as a device for speaking to humanity today (HBOMax's STATION ELEVEN and Netflix's KINGDOM) are also areas of interest.

TV Formats
Half-Hour Pilots (single-cam)
Half-Hour Pilots (multi-cam)
One-Hour Pilots
Miniseries
Limited Series
TV Movies
TV Homes
Network
Cable
Premium Cable
Streaming
TV Genres
Drama
Comedy
RomCom
Sci-Fi
Action
Adventure
Thriller
Horror
Sub-Genres
Animation (adult)
Animation (family-friendly)
Anthology
Biopic
Book Adaptation
Buddy
Coming-of-Age
Crime/True Crime
Dark Comedy
Dystopian
Episodic TV
Female-Driven
Futuristic
Ghosts
High-Concept
Historical
Holiday
Irreverent
Latinx
LGBTQIA+
Mockumentary
Musical
Mystery
Period Piece
Post-Apocalyptic
Psychological
Revenge
Road Trip
Romance
Satire
Serialized TV
Socially Relevant
Space
Sports
Supernatural
Suspense
Workplace
Young Adult (YA)
More about Matt Derr

Matt Derr currently serves as a consultant across a wide variety of TV and film projects not yet announced, and was most recently an executive in the Scripted Television department for Keshet Studios, utilizing Keshet's international footprint to service a Universal Television first look and independent studio mandates. Credits across broadcast television and streaming/premium platforms include ECHO 3 (Apple), SMALL LIGHT (Nat Geo), THE MISSING (Peacock), and LA BREA (NBC).

Prior to joining Keshet, Matt worked in comedy at HBO on such shows as LOOKING, PROJECT GREENLIGHT, CRASHING, and THE COMEBACK, while collaborating alongside colleagues on a slate of comedic projects.

Matt's career began in talent management at MGMT. Entertainment, working alongside the like of Keira Knightley, Helena Bonham Carter, and Haley Bennett, coordinating professional efforts and covering incoming submissions, leading to finding and identifying IMITATION GAME for Keira.

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