Charlie Pattinson, who co-founded New Pictures, will step down from his CEO role to become Non-Executive Chair. Willow Grylls retains as Chief Executive Officer alongside Elaine Pyke as Creative Director.

Pattinson will continue as an executive producer on a boutique slate of projects including the forthcoming second series of Cobra for Sky One and Champion, an original drama series from Candice Carty-Williams for BBC One with Balloon Entertainment.

Pattinson co-founded New Pictures alongside Grylls and Pyke in 2013, with Grylls becoming joint CEO in May 2020. Together they have executive produced all New Pictures output over the last eight years including the epic 'Catherine the Great' for Sky Atlantic / HBO which garnered a Golden Globe nomination for Helen Mirren; ‘The Missing' and 'The Missing II' for BBC One / STARZ; 'The Innocents' for Netflix and 'Indian Summers' for Channel 4. Recent New Pictures successes include Cobra starring Robert Carlyle, which became one of Sky One’s most successful drama series in recent years, with a cumulative launch audience of 2.2 million, as well as being one of Sky’s most rapidly binged box-sets; ‘White House Farm' for ITV/ HBO Max; 'The Spanish Princess' for STARZ; 'The Deceived' for Channel 5 and the critically successful ITV/Sundance drama ‘Des' starring David Tennant - which became the biggest new drama launch on British television in 2020.

Upcoming productions include Cobra: Cyberwar for Sky, Champion for BBC, Dalgliesh, a new six-part series adaptation of P.D. James’ Inspector Dalgliesh Mysteries crime novels starring Bertie Carvel for Channel 5 / Acorn TV and an untitled seven-part drama based on the crimes of Peter Sutcliffe for ITV.

Prior to his work at New Pictures, Charlie set up Company Pictures with George Faber in 1998 and grew it into one of the UK’s largest Independent Television and Film Drama production companies. Charlie’s Producer and Executive Producer credits include Our Friends in the North for BBC One, Elizabeth I for Channel 4 / HBO, ten series of Shameless for Channel 4, seven series of Wild at Heart for ITV, seven series of Skins for E4, seven series of Inspector George Gently for BBC One, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (HBO), The Devil’s Whore for Channel 4, The Take with Tom Hardy for Sky One, The Runaway for Sky One, The Shadow Line for BBC One, The Village for BBC One and The White Queen for BBC One / STARZ.

Charlie Pattinson said: “I am incredibly proud of the work we have all done at New Pictures and of the extraordinary team that Willow, Elaine and I have built over the last eight years. It’s time for me to work differently and take on new challenges and with Willow at the helm I am looking forward to New Pictures next period of continued growth and creativity.”

Willow Grylls said: “Setting up New Pictures and seeing the company grow has been a hugely rewarding and collaborative experience. Charlie has always allowed others to flourish, and I hope to do the same under my stewardship. He will still be a creative force within the company but I’m looking forward to taking New Pictures to the next stage of development with some exciting new projects in the pipeline.”

Elaine Pyke said: "The momentum around New Pictures and our growing slate of productions makes it a brilliantly creative place to be right now. Charlie has always been a strong champion of talent who love working with the company and that ethos will continue as we grow.”

All3Media CEO Jane Turton said: “Willow stepping up to become the CEO of New Pictures is fantastic. The company has a remarkable track record with shows that are both critically acclaimed and hugely popular. The business is going from strength to strength and Willow and her team have a really exciting development and production slate. Working with Charlie is a complete pleasure and I’m delighted that he will continue as an executive producer on a range of projects.”

New Pictures is part of All3Media.