BBC Studios has named Sreya Biswas as Head of its Natural History Unit (NHU), which makes major wildlife and nature documentaries including Planet Earth III and Blue Planet III. She is set to take over from Jonny Keeling in early next year, with responsibility for the unit’s editorial, commercial and strategic direction. Keeling will remain with BBC Studios in a different role.
The outlets frame the appointment with slightly different emphasis. Deadline highlights the handover timeline and Biswas’s remit across editorial, commercial and strategy, linking the role directly to the production of Planet Earth III and Blue Planet III. The Hollywood Reporter similarly reports the appointment and describes Biswas’s position within the NHU’s leadership structure, noting she reports to Kate Ward and will work with creative directors Mike Gunton and Keeling.
Overall, both accounts agree on the key personnel change at BBC Studios and the scope of leadership for the Natural History Unit.
