I’m driven by compelling characters regardless of the genre in which they inhabit. I'm currently drawn to television that feels molded from the classic storytelling models as well as shows that aren't afraid to inhabit multiple tonal spaces. Widow's Bay comes to mind as a form of the latter, while Adults serves as a model for the former. History told through a contemporary lens (such as NatGeo's A SMALL LIGHT) and genre that refracts back on what it means to live today will always draw an interest.
Speculative literary fiction angled towards crafting a world that is not our own to attempt to make sense of our own. To that end, thrillers with a nod towards today's reality will always have space, as will dramas, comedies, and dramedies that find the beauty in the mundane, giving us fully-realized character we think we can know to watch how they choose to do things.
Matt Derr currently serves as a development consultant across film and television, working closely with writers on projects in development and not yet announced. He 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 likes of Keira Knightley, Helena Bonham Carter, and Haley Bennett, coordinating professional efforts and covering incoming submissions, playing an instrumental part in Keira Knightley's work in IMITATION GAME.
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