Paul Testar

Biography

Paul Testar joined Paramount in January 2022 working across both Channel 5 and Paramount+. Alongside the Deputy Director of Programmes, Sebastian Cardwell, he is responsible for expanding and overseeing the scripted slates on both platforms. Since joining Paramount, Testar has commissioned over one hundred hours of drama series including Ellis, The Hardacres, Coma and The Inheritance for Channel 5 as well as The Killing Kind, The Serial Killer’s Wife and Curfew for Paramount+. Before joining Paramount, Testar was a producer for Mammoth Screen with credits including The Serpent (BBC1/Netflix) and The Tower (ITV). He has also been a script editor on numerous shows for the BBC, ITV, Netflix, Amazon and Channel 4.