‘Quicksand’s FLX Gets New CEO; Newen Unlocks ‘Through The Keyhole’ Deal; Buffalo 8 Bags ‘First Time Caller’; Aevitas UK & Brotherstone Merge Management Cos — Global Briefs
deadline.com‘Quicksand‘s FLX Gets New CEO Joshua Mehr has been named CEO of FLX, the Swedish producer behind Netflix’s series Quicksand.
Pontus Edgren, who part-owns the company alongside founder and Creative Director Felix Herngren and majority shareholder SF Studios, is stepping down as CEO.
According to a press release, Edgren has chosen to leave “on his own initiative” and has been “in dialogue with FLX’s owners for some time to ensure a smooth succession.” Mehr has been with the company as Head of Business Affairs since 2015 and is stepping up to the CEO post with “an extremely good understanding of the industry and FLX in particular,” said Iréne Lindblat, CEO off SF Studios and Chair of the FLX board.
FLX’s behind series such as Sunny Side, Love & Anarchy and Quicksand, feature films such as The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared and Comedy Queen, and unscripted shows including Komiker utan Gränser, Barncancergalan and Luuk & Hallberg. Newen Unlocks ‘Through The Keyhole‘ Deal France’s Newen Connect has acquired global format rights to classic panel show Through the Keyhole.
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