Sarah Thornton (Australia)
Head of Unscripted
Paramount

Sarah Thornton is Head of Unscripted for Paramount ANZ responsible for shows such as Big Brother, MasterChef, Taskmaster, The Dog House, Dogs Behaving Badly, and Aussie Shore.

Sarah joined in 2018 as Executive Producer of The Project. In 2019 she was promoted to Head of Popular Factual before expanding her remit as Head of Unscripted. Sarah has decades of experience, including over 15 years in the UK, 7 at Discovery Channel. Her shows have been nominated for BAFTAs and won Royal Television Society and Rose D’Or awards. Sarah began her career in News and Current Affairs at the Nine Network.


Company bio

Paramount ANZ is a division of the internationally-renowned media company, Paramount Global. Reaching more than 25 million Australians a year, with more than 19.2 million social media fans and with over 2.1 billion hours watched every year. We deliver premium and differentiated content for the young and young at heart on any screen, any time, anywhere via an enhanced viewing ecosystem.