Dov ​Freedman
CEO & Founder

Dov has over 25 years experience in the industry, and leads the company’s creative and commercial direction. He is the executive producer on all the company’s output and under Dov’s leadership, Curious has established itself as a powerhouse of premium factual content consistently delivering record-breaking, critically acclaimed and award-nominated titles across the world's leading platforms.

Nicky Varley
Managing Director

Nicky joined Curious in 2018 and oversees the entire production slate as well as helping steer the company’s strategic and operational strategy. Prior to this she spent 10 years in production management across multi-platform broadcast, branded & commercial content, delivering to major UK & US broadcasters, SVOD platforms & international brands.

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Andrew Slater
Head Of Development

A highly experienced producer and director who has worked on multiple series of 24 Hours In Police Custody, Hospital, Exodus, SAS: Who Dares Wins and Our War, Andrew previously produced Curious’ first Netflix commission Running With The Devil and now plays a senior leadership role across development and production. He recently originated Boyzone: No Matter What and Executive Produced Shoot To Kill: Terror On The Tube.

Mark Raeburn
Finance & Commercial Officer

Mark was Head of Programme Finance at Channel 4 for eight years, overseeing a budget of £700 million. He now supports a handful of select indies, including Minnow & Renowned Films.

Jessie Versluys
Freelance Executive Producer

Jessie is one of the most highly respected documentary makers currently working in British television. She won a BAFTA for her film Katie: My Beautiful Face and has overseen 4 series of 24 Hours In Police Custody. At Curious, Jessie has helped steer The Accused: National Treasures On Trial (Channel 4), The Man With 1000 Kids (Netflix), and Caroline Flack: Search For The Truth (Disney+).

Darapon Vongsa-Nga
Freelance Production Executive

Darapon is an Emmy-nominated Production Executive who joined Curious in 2024 after overseeing the BAFTA-winning series Lockerbie for Sky. Other career highlights include All Or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur for Amazon, Rise of the Nazis and Who Do You Think You Are? for the BBC.

Holly Davidson
Development Executive

Holly joined Curious’ development team in 2021 from her previous position at ITN. Since then she has played a major role in growing the development slate, including originating Netflix's global smash-hit, Lover Stalker Killer, as well as several forthcoming major projects for global streamers.

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Kat Bee
Line Producer

Kat worked on one of Curious' first ever productions, Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People & Counting for BBC2 and has since returned to look after Making Sense Of Cancer With Hannah Fry (BBC), Paula and The Accused: National Treasures On Trial (Channel 4),  The Man With 1000 Kids (Netflix) and Caroline Flack: Search For The Truth (Disney+). She is currently working on a major new four-part series for Hulu/Disney+.

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Yasmin Heidary-Milic
Production Manager

After a career in law, Yasmin joined Curious in 2019. Her credits include Caroline Flack: Her Life & Death, The Accused: National Treasures On Trial and Shoot To Kill (Channel 4), Reclaiming Amy, Being Frank: The Frank Gardner Story and Confessions Of A Brain Surgeon (BBC), and The Man With 1000 Kids (Netflix). She is currently working on a new series for Channel 4.

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Iwona Goncalves
Production Accountant

Iwona has a CIMA Advance Diploma in Management Accounting and 9 years of experience as a production accountant in the TV industry. She has more than twenty credits including American Murder for Netflix, The Moaning of Life for Sky 1, and Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie for Channel 5.

Louella Pearce White
Junior Production Manager

Louella joined Curious in 2020 and has worked on Running With The Devil (Netflix), Secrets Of Penthouse (A+E), Boyzone: No Matter What (Sky Documentaries) and Shoot To Kill (Channel 4). She is now working on a major new feature documentary for a global streamer.

Izzy Townshend
Development Assistant Producer

Izzy joined Curious in 2023 as company coordinator. Her first broadcast credits as a production assistant were Wagspiracy for BBC3, the 4-part series for A+E Secrets Of Penthouse, The Man With 1000 Kids for Netflix, and Shoot To Kill for Channel 4. In 2024 she was promoted to join the development team.

Lucy Tudor
Company Coordinator

Lucy joined Curious in 2024 after working within branded content at CNN International. Lucy’s worked across a range of Curious’ slate as a Production Assistant including Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth for Disney+, AI Confidential with Hannah Fry (BBC2), Toxic Love Story (Netflix) and many others!