Billboard Women in Music 2025
The Mole producer Eureka Productions is staffing up.
The Fremantle-backed firm, which can also be behind sequence equivalent to Fox’s Farmer Wants A Wife and Netflix’s upcoming Willy Wonka sequence The Golden Ticket, has named Sonya Wilkes as Chief Content Officer.
Split between the corporate’s LA and Sydney places of work, Wilkes was beforehand an govt producer at Beyond Productions. She beforehand co-created Pooch Perfect, the Australian sequence that ran for one season on ABC hosted by Rebel Wilson, and exec produced Peacock courting present Love Undercover.
She reviews to CEO Rikkie Proost, who was promoted earlier this 12 months from Chief Creative Officer as a part of a transfer that noticed founders Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin create a brand new enterprise – Eureka Studios – separate to the Fremantle-owned Eureka Productions.
Before Beyond, Wilkes was Head of Unscripted for Seven Studios, the manufacturing arm of the Australian industrial broadcaster, and Head of Programme Development on the community.
Also on Eureka’s slate are Fox’s The Floor and The Quiz with Balls in addition to Apple music competitors sequence Kpopped.
“Sonya’s extensive experience across both the U.S. and Australian markets makes her a perfect fit to spearhead the growth of Eureka’s international slate,” stated Proost. “Her leadership will be instrumental in driving creative innovation and delivering world-class content to our partners.”
“Eureka has an exceptional track record as one of the most innovative and prolific unscripted producers in the marketplace and I am truly excited to step into this role,” added Wilkes. “I’m looking forward to working with Rikkie and the talented teams in both the U.S. and Australia to further elevate that success, creating bold, high impact shows that resonate with audiences across platforms.”