With a background in international TV distribution Donald has over twenty years experience in the TV industry. He was for 10 years executive producer, international drama at BBC Studios (formerly BBC Worldwide) responsible for developing and managing international coproductions, taking projects through from concept stage to funding and completion, and working closely with the originals and commissioning departments within broadcasters internationally, with a particular focus on Europe. In this role he established many firsts in scripted international coproduction, including global hits such as Death in Paradise (BBC1/France 2); Parade’s End (BBC/HBO/ ARTE France); the first ever Anglo-Polish coproductions, Spies of Warsaw and The Passing Bells (BBC and TVP), The Refugees for ATresMedia and BBC Worldwide; and Left Bank Pictures’ Zen (BBC1 with Canale 5 Italy, ZDF and WGBH). He also brokered the global deal of Davinci Demons (Starz with Fox International Channels), the BBC/Amazon coproduction of cult novel Good Omens and was executive producer for BBC Studios on the Terry Pratchett Discworld series adaptation, The Watch for BBC America. Donald founded Cosmopolitan Pictures in 2014, to develop and produce a slate of distinctive, intelligent and high-end dramas for both domestic UK and local international audiences. With a passion for cultures, ideas, stories and literary works from all over the world, Cosmopolitan Pictures takes a borderless view of modern audiences and storytelling, working in a variety and mix of languages that reflect the modern intercultural world. Recent productions include Italian true crime series Per Elisa for RaiUno and a third season of The Mallorca Filesfor Amazon.