LuckyChap has announced the launch of LuckyChap International, a film and television company headquartered in London, and established as a joint venture with Mediawan Group, the leading independent and multi-award-winning European studio.
The new entity will be led by acclaimed executives Mona Qureshi and Tanya Qureshi, and operate across the UK and Europe, producing international film and television projects that continue LuckyChap’s bold, creator-driven ethos. The venture will officially launch in January 2026.
Mona Qureshi, who joins after serving as a Director of Scripted Series at Netflix UK and Tanya Qureshi, who joins after serving as a Commissioning Editor in Drama at the BBC, will be co-Managing Directors, International. The incredible duo are widely respected for their exceptional creative talents and they have been responsible for some of the most singular and ground-breaking, culture defining series coming out of the UK including “I May Destroy You,” “The Night Manager,” “Adolescence,” (Plan B – Mediawan) and “Too Much,” among many others. The two leaders bring with them decades of combined experience and will oversee creative and day-to-day operations for the new company, with a primary focus on television. The company will build out a broader team across film and television in the coming months.
Importantly, the entire UK organization will work in close, collaborative partnership with LuckyChap’s exceptional, existing US film and television teams, which the company has recently bolstered. The series and films produced will reflect LuckyChap’s signature DNA, and will be geared towards both tapping into the unique voices working in the UK / Europe, whilst also taking advantage of the region’s advantageous production / co-production environment.
The business partnership between LuckyChap and Mediawan Group emerged organically from ongoing conversations between the two companies. Both are fueled by shared beliefs that the magic and opportunity in film and television comes from building an ecosystem that fully supports and empowers creative talent, providing them with the resources they need to do their best work.
The venture is LuckyChap majority-owned and controlled, and will lean into both companies’ shared commitment to serve as a global destination for the world’s best creative talent. The two companies aim to find accretive opportunities to broaden their collaboration, taking advantage of both companies’ long-standing, existing partnerships and capabilities (in the US and abroad).
Mona started her career as an assistant at BBC Films in the late 90s, where she remained as a development executive through several titles. She continued to work in development and production for Ruby Films and The Ink Factory. Her credits included feature films “Brick Lane” for FilmFour, “The Other Boleyn Girl” for Sony/BBC, “Small Island” for BBC Drama, and Susanne Bier’s Emmy award winning adaptation of John le Carre’s “The Night Manager”, in 2015. Returning to BBC Drama as Commissioning Editor for England in 2017, she was responsible for a diverse portfolio of shows including: Chan Wook Park’s “The Little Drummer Girl,” “Les Misérables,” BAFTA award-winning “Sitting In Limbo”, Mira Nair’s “A Suitable Boy”, “This Is Going To Hurt”, starring Ben Whishaw, “The Responder”, starring Martin Freeman and Hugo Blick’s “The English” (coproduction Drama Republic – Mediawan). In 2022, she moved to Netflix UK’s original series team to lead the partner-led drama slate. She has seen a great range of titles through to their debut on Netflix including “Adolescence” (Plan B – Mediawan), “Dept Q” from writer-director Scott Frank, Lena Dunham’s “Too Much”, and films “Joy” and “Steve”. Commissions currently in production are “Legends”, “Pride & Prejudice” and “Grown Ups” by Samantha Strauss.
Tanya is currently at the BBC as a Commissioning Editor in Drama, where she is working across a slate including the recently released “Riot Women” from Sally Wainwright (Drama Republic – Mediawan) and upcoming “Waiting for the Out” from Dennis Kelly (Sister Pictures), whilst retaining responsibility for tentpole comedies “Ludwig”, “Amandaland” and upcoming “Can You Keep A Secret?” with Dawn French. Prior to this Tanya was the Head of Comedy at the BBC for four years where she was across department strategy, shaping the slate and managing budgets. She was the lead Commissioning Editor across numerous key titles including: “Ludwig,” “Amandaland,” “Am I Being Unreasonable?”, amongst many others. Before Tanya joined the BBC, she worked at the BAFTA Award winning production company Various Artists managing an extensive slate of both new and experienced writers and performers, as well as producing various developments and series. Credits that included Jon Brown’s “Dead Pixels” and most notably Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You.”
Mona & Tanya:
“We’ve always shared a deep love of storytelling, so getting to build something together at LuckyChap feels like a dream. As sisters, we’ve cheered each other on through our individual careers, and now we get to combine everything we’ve learned to grow this next chapter – literally and figuratively – side by side. The team at LuckyChap are passionate champions of distinctive voices and bold ideas, and we are thrilled to be part of expanding that mission internationally. It’s rare to find a company that leads with such heart and mischief – we can’t wait to join their ranks and continue to build in that spirit.”
LuckyChap Partners, added: “Launching LuckyChap into the UK and Europe has been a goal of ours for a long time and we feel we’ve landed upon the perfect alchemy with this team. To combine Mediawan’s passion for nurturing great storytelling and their far-reaching strategic capabilities, with the incredible creative leadership of Mona and Tanya Qureshi, instinctively feels like an undeniable way to catapult this journey. Every aspect of this international partnership feels aligned creatively,
Mediawan Chairman and co-founder Pierre-Antoine Capton, said: “We are thrilled to support LuckyChap’s talented teams in this new and pivotal step of their development. At Mediawan’s, since our creation, our mission has always been to champion creative excellence and outstanding stories from the best talents around the world. This partnership perfectly embodies our ambitions for global growth, especially throught the creation of strategic and innovative collaborations. Their presence in the UK, which is a true bridge between the creative industries of America and Europe, under the leadership of the acclaimed duo Mona Qureshi and Tanya Qureshi, will open up new opportunities for us to keep producing premium content and sharing it with a wide audience. As a leading studio in Europe, we are excited to be able to offer LuckyChap our expertise and know-how in order to support their growth and creativity.”
