Welcome to Nutopia
Nutopia is a TV production company based in the UK and USA created by former Discovery Channel US President Jane Root and co-founded with Laura Franses. Nutopia focuses on ambitious groundbreaking factually inspired shows.
For Any Press Enquiries..
Contact - info@nutopia.com
Coming Soon!
Britain's Gay Footballers There are currently around 5000 professional footballers in Britain. But incredibly not a single one of them has come out publicly as gay...
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Episodes: 1 x 1 Hour TX Date: Monday 30th Janurary 2012 on BBC 3
Mankind: The Story of All of Us is a genre defining miniseries for the History Channel. A gripping adventure story about how we built our world...continued
Episodes: 12 x 1 Hour TX Date: Late 2012 on History Channel
Great Britain Our Story is an ambitious series about the history of the British Isles from Stonehenge to World War Two, the Roman occupation to the discovery of penicillin....continued
Episodes: 7 x 1 Hour TX Date:2012 on Sky Atlantic
Latest News
Jane Root Guardian interview: ‘You have to work for your audience’
The former controller of BBC2 is now producing multimillion-dollar mega-docs – and the occasional feature on Christmas lights
To a casual observer, Jane Root’s 30-year television career seems a classic tale of success. She rose from being a freelance to founding a successful independent producer, then sold out to move to the BBC, encouraged by her [...]
Variety – “History takes Nutopia’s ‘Mankind’”
LONDON — Nutopia, the shingle formed by former Discovery and BBC topper Jane Root, hopes to cement its reputation for ambitious docus aimed at the international market with its new commission for History, whose working title is “Mankind: The Story of All of Us.”
Greenlit by the U.S. web, the 12-hour show will debut later this [...]
Nutopia lands second History Mega-doc (‘Mankind: The Story of All of Us’)
Nutopia’s latest mega-doc will be a 12-hour series for History detailing the building of the Pyramids, the construction of the Great Wall of China and the creation of Easter Island statues.
History said Mankind: The Story of All of Us would be its “most in-depth television series ever” and it is thought the budget runs to [...]
Past Highlights
King Of Christmas Lights: Aired 19th December 2011 @ 9pm on Channel 4 (UK)
Targeting Bin Laden: Aired 6th September 8pm EST on History (US)
Bin Laden: Shoot to Kill: aired 7th September, 9pm on Channel 4 (UK)
America: The Story of Us
Key People
Jane Root
Founder and Chief Executive
“Before creating Nutopia Jane was President of Discovery Channel US, prior to this she ran BBC 2 and was the former founder of Wall to Wall.” 
Laura Franses
Managing Director
“Laura co-founded Nutopia with Jane in June 2008, and oversees the commercial and operational aspects of the company.” 
Sir Peter Bazalgette
Board Member
“Peter is non-Executive Chairman of two of Sony’s TV divisions in the UK, a member of BBH’s Advisory Board and former CCO at Endemol.” 
Michael Jackson
Board Member
“Michael is currently senior advisor at IAC New York, former chairman of Vivendi Universal TV Group, CEO of channel 4 and controller and director of television for BBC 1 and BBC 2.”
Phil Craig
Executive Producer
“Phil Craig is an accomplished producer, executive producer and writer whose shows have set ratings records and won awards in three continents.” 
Ben Goold
Executive Producer
“Formerly an Executive Producer at Wall To Wall and Managing Director of Change Productions, he has a track record as Producer and Executive Producer of critically acclaimed, award-winning and high-rating television for broadcasters on both sides of the Atlantic.”