Independent production companies Finite Films & TV and Shoni Productions have announced they have appointed Aaron Anderson (Dangerous Liaisons, Riviera) as Head of Scripted Development to oversee and develop their growing scripted slates.
Aaron Anderson brings two decades of experience in high-end scripted development and production to his new role at Finite Films & TV. Most recently, he served at Sir Colin Callender’s Playground Entertainment, as Script Producer on the period drama Dangerous Liaisons for Starz and Executive Producer on the Channel 5 drama series All Creatures Great & Small.
Anderson held roles as Creative Executive at Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions, Development Producer at The Ink Factory, and led the film and television development team at Archery Pictures. His earlier work includes his role as Story Producer on Riviera for Sky Atlantic.
Anderson has committed his career to developing high-end scripted productions with global talent, bringing internationally relevant stories to the screen.
Working alongside Finite Films & TV’s founder and executive producer, Amy Gardner and the wider scripted team to bolster the company’s scripted slate, Anderson will overview its portfolio of projects currently in development.
The company slate includes the feature Brides directed by Nadia Fall, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year. Finite Films & TV’s Amy Gardner is an executive producer on the film. Its feature And Then Come the Nightjars is shortlisted for a 2025 Global Production Award.
Founder Amy Gardner was an executive producer on the apocalyptic musical feature The End directed by Joshua Oppenheimer and starring Tilda Swinton, George MacKay and Stephen Graham. Gardner has produced a range of acclaimed feature films, including Honeytrap, And Then Come the Nightjars, and My House. Her work also spans innovative formats, from the online play Good Grief to theatre productions including Nuclear Children and The Joy of Text.
Aaron will also be heading up scripted development for executive producer Dana Høegh’s Shoni Productions.
In 2024, Shoni co-produced Ruthy Pribar’s What Is to Come alongside Gum Film in Israel and served as executive producer for feature The Black Sea and upcoming releases Titanic Ocean and Apart from Her. Shoni founder Dana Høegh’s other credits include executive producing The Bike Thief by Matt Chambers and The End by Josh Oppenheimer. Shoni are currently developing multiple feature film and high-end TV drama projects.
Amy Gardner, Founder and Executive Producer at Finite Films & TV and Dana Høegh, Founder and Executive Producer at Shoni Productions say “Aaron has had such a stellar career and we are delighted to welcome him to the team. With such depth of experience in high-end scripted storytelling, Aaron is an invaluable addition. His appointment marks a significant moment for us and we are looking forward to expanding our scripted slates with Aaron at the helm.”
Aaron Anderson, Head of Scripted Development at Finite Films & TV says “I’m thrilled to be joining Amy at Finite Films and Dana at Shoni Productions and working with their exceptional teams. They have such an impressive track record of producing bold, distinctive and creatively resonant projects. I feel incredibly fortunate to be part of their next chapter and can’t wait to steer the development of their already exciting and ambitious slate of projects.”
