Jay Hunt leads the expansion and strategy for Apple Original series developed outside of the US, focusing on productions in Europe and reporting to Apple’s heads of worldwide video, Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht.

Hunt champions award-winning, acclaimed programming with global appeal, including the Nielsen Top 10-ranked hit “Hijack”; widely hailed BAFTA Television Awards Best Drama winner and Emmy Award-nominee “Bad Sisters”; beloved Emmy and BAFTA Award winner “Slow Horses”; global event docuseries “Prehistoric Planet” from Jon Favreau; critically acclaimed drama “The Buccaneers”; popular globe-trotting travel program “The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy”; and, family comedy “Trying,” starring Rafe Spall and Esther Smith, among many others.

Recently announced upcoming series also include “Prodigies,” starring Ayo Edebiri and Will Sharpe; “The Wanted Man” starring Hugh Laurie; and “The Husbands” starring Juno Temple, alongside the second seasons of multi-lingual French and Japanese drama “Drops of God” and German-language comedy “Where’s Wanda?”

Hunt, OBE, was appointed Chair of the British Film Institute in 2024, after serving as a Governor of the BFI since 2020. Prior to joining Apple, Hunt served as chief creative officer at Channel 4, Director of Programmes at Channel 5 and as Controller of BBC One.