Speaker Kerry Appleyard
Appleyard is Senior Vice President, Scripted and Unscripted, Television at Lionsgate Canada, having joined the organization in the Spring of 2024. She oversees the scripted and unscripted television teams, directing both groups creatively.
Prior to her role at Lionsgate Canada, Appleyard served as Senior Vice President, Head of Scripted Canada at Boat Rocker Studios and was an Executive Producer for original prime time series including the critically-acclaimed clone thriller Orphan Black (Space, BBC America), the spinoff series Orphan Black: Echoes (AMC), the World War II spy drama X Company (CBC), the comedy Cavendish (CBC) and the recent drama Robyn Hood (Corus) created by Director X. She also oversaw the space adventure series Killjoys (Space, Syfy) under the company’s previous Temple Street banner.
Additionally, Appleyard shepherded teen phenom The Next Step (Family Channel), its spin-off, Lost and Found Music Studios (Netflix) and the hit series Wingin’ It (Family Channel Canada, BBC), and worked on the Gemini award-winning television movie The Nativity (CBC, BBC).
Appleyard also produced the BBC’s hit show Hustle, and the children’s spy comedy-drama M. I. High. Other credits include Lynda La Plante’s Trial and Retribution, The Bill and Life on Mars II.
Speaking on: Speed Meetings - Unscripted; Speed Meetings: Scripted
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