Fremantle doc boss Mandy Chang switches roles, Mark Reynolds takes interim charge 

Mandy Chang is stepping down as global head of documentaries at Fremantle, with former BBC Studios exec Mark Reynolds taking the role on an interim basis.

Mandy Chang

London-based Chang will continue to lead Undeniable, the boutique factual label launched by Fremantle in March.

She joined the company in 2020 after serving as the commissioning story editor for BBC doc strand Storyville, serves as creative director at Undeniable, reporting to Fremantle’s group chief operating officer and continental Europe CEO, Andrea Scrosati.

Natalie Chow and Sylvie Banks will continue to work under Chang at Undeniable, with additional appointments set to be made in the coming months.

Reynolds was formerly the unscripted portfolio director at BBC Studios, where he was responsible for expanding the company’s roster of creative relationships and its factual pipeline across all unscripted genres.

Mark Reynolds

He will officially assume the interim post on January 8 after most recently acting as a consultant to producers and platforms, advising on programming, coproduction and distribution strategies.

Elaine Morris and Bernie Kay will report to Reynolds, whose memo is to support the growth of Fremantle’s doc business and drive collaboration across its production companies and labels globally.

Since its launch early in the year, Undeniable has produced projects including the feature documentary DEVO, which will make its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January. The label is also in post-production on Second Woman (working title) led by UK actress Ruth Wilson as well as a project exploring the changing role of American womanhood through the lens of the Mrs America Beauty Pageant.

“I would like to thank Mandy for the incredible work she has already done to drive our Documentaries business, and I am delighted she will continue to work with us,” said Scrosati.