‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’ Outfit Box to Box Films Taps Shine TV’s Tom Hutchings as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran
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Box To Box Films has expanded its senior team, tapping Shine TV producer Tom Hutchings in an executive producer role.

Hutchings joins co-founders James Gay-Rees and Paul Martin, kicking off with what Box to Box describes as one of its “most successful properties.”

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Previously at Shine TV for eight years, Hutchings marks the first major hire since Bruin Capital’s investment in Box To Box. His industry journey began at BBC Drama, and he has produced acclaimed unscripted content globally. His credits include Channel 4’s “Hunted” and “Celebrity Hunted,” Disney+’s “Finding Michael,” BBC’s Comic Relief docs and “Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy.” He also contributed to “Gogglebox” at Studio Lambert and “Goldrush” at Raw.

Based in London, Paris and Los Angeles, Box To Box Films is renowned for sports documentaries like Netflix’s “Formula 1: Drive to Survive,” “Full Swing,” “Six Nations: Full Contact,” “Tour de France: Unchained” and the upcoming “Sprint.” They also produced “Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn” and “Make or Break” for Apple TV+, with docuseries on U.S. Major League Soccer, Silvio Berlusconi, Lewis Hamilton and Johan Cruyff as well as a true crime documentary set in 1990s Miami, in the pipeline. Gay-Rees’s credits include “Senna” and “Amy,” while Martin produced “Diego Maradona.”

Gay-Rees said: “Tom brings a fantastic new skillset to Box To Box which will enhance the executive team, as we look to grow the company. We know that our most important shows will be in great hands with Tom at the helm”.

Hutchings added: “I’m honored to be joining such a talented team at Box to Box – and so excited to be working on one of their most thrilling projects that is enjoyed by audiences all over the world.”

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