Toronto, 29 February 2024

The Canadian eOne division will be reorganised following its purchase by Lionsgate, with Orphan Black's EP, Kerry Appleyard, replacing Tecca Crosby as creative head.

Starting in April, Appleyard will take over the SVP Scripted and Unscripted position that Crosby has held for the past 12 years, creatively leading both genre teams. She joins from Boat Rocker Studios, where she was EP on the clone thriller Orphan Black (Space, BBC America), the spin-off series Orphan Black: Echoes (AMC) and the World War II spy drama X Company, among others.

Crosby will "start a new chapter", according to eOne, having overseen productions such as Private Eyes, Mary Kills People, Moonshine, Bitten and The Spencer Sisters.

Canada's eOne division is being reorganised following its purchase by Lionsgate. Kerry Appleyard, EP of Orphan Black, takes over the creative position from Tecca Crosby.

From April, Appleyard will creatively lead both genre teams. She joins from Boat Rocker Studios, where she worked on various series including Orphan Black and X Company.

Crosby will move on to new projects. eOne has also promoted Darren Giblin to SVP Current and Co-Productions and Andrew Kelly to VP Scripted Development.

Jocelyn Hamilton, President of Canada TV, praised Crosby's work and welcomed Appleyard. The reorganisation follows the Lionsgate purchase of eOne for 500 million dollars.