Person
Paul Testar
Crew · Born 1990-11-01 · Herne Hill, London, England, UK
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.
Known for
The Serpent
Co-Producer
The Hardacres
Executive Producer
Girl Taken
Executive Producer
Ellis
Executive Producer
The Tower
Producer
The Madame Blanc Mysteries
Commissioning Editor
Cooper & Fry
Commissioning Editor
The Catch
Commissioning Editor
The War of the Worlds
Script Editor
The Teacher
Commissioning Editor
Filmography
- 2026Girl TakenExecutive Producer
- 2025Cooper & FryCommissioning Editor
- 2025Play for TodayExecutive Producer
- 2025Murder Before EvensongExecutive Producer
- 2025The Au PairExecutive Producer
- 2024EllisExecutive Producer
- 2024The HardacresExecutive Producer
- 2024The Night CallerCommissioning Editor
- 2024ComaCommissioning Editor
- 2023The Killing KindCommissioning Editor
- 2023For Her SinsCommissioning Editor
- 2023The CatchCommissioning Editor
- 2022The House Across the StreetProducer
- 2022The TeacherCommissioning Editor
- 2021The TowerProducer
- 2021The Madame Blanc MysteriesCommissioning Editor
- 2021The SerpentCo-Producer
- 2019The War of the WorldsScript Editor
- 2018The ABC MurdersScript
- 2018Next of KinScript Editor
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