Chris Sharland

Icon Films

A continually growing, ambitious and evolving indie producer, Icon Films has produced hundreds of hours of high-end factual content for the UK and International market. Icon Films is the producer of River Monsters, the highest rating series in the history of Animal Planet US, presented by angling legend and explorer Jeremy Wade. It is distributed by ITV Studios Global Entertainment. Season 9 launched in April 2017. Icon Films works with BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, National Geographic Channels, Travel Channel, the Discovery Networks, PBS and Arte. Our work is internationally distributed by ITV Studios Global Entertainment, BBC Worldwide, Zodiak Rights, FremantleMedia International and TCB Media Rights. We have a track record of ratings, originality and excellence, across the breadth of factual content including history, travel, science and wildlife. This combination of hybrid vigour and robustness coupled with maturity gives us the ability to deliver logistically challenging productions to audiences with our distinct brand of top quality storytelling. Recent productions include Andrew Marr: My Brain and Me, (1 x 60 BBC), Restless Legs Syndrome: Desperate for Help (1 x 60 Channel 5), Savage Kingdom (6 x 60, 4 x 60 Nat Geo Wild), Primal Survivor (6 x 60 National Geographic Channels).