Sam Kissous

Kissous is founder and president of Pernel Media, an award-winning and prolific company based in Paris and London. Pernel Media has consistently been ranked among the leading factual companies globally by an annual peer poll and has found great success with premium docudrama series such as The Real War of Thrones and Legends of the Pharaohs. Building on his expertise of producing ambitious premium series with 30-plus international broadcast partners and engineering complex finance plans that leverage international tax credits, Kissous has grown a substantial scripted slate within just two years. His recent credits include co-creating and executive producing of The Au Pair for 5 in the UK, pre-bought by Canal+ in France; Murders in Millau for France Télévisions; and Missed Call for 5, which has been pre-bought by TF1 in France and is distributed by ITV Studios. Kissous is keen to keep expanding his scripted slate by partnering with broadcasters in the UK, France and elsewhere, and to co