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Annie Sulzberger

Credits

Film & Television
Date: July 2026 - now
Production (role):
THE MODERNIST (Creator / Writer / EP)
Company:
BK Studios
Project details:
TV Series

Developing a returning series about the art collector Peggy Guggenheim
Date: 2026
Production (role):
DEVOTION (Writer)
Project details:
Feature Film

About George Orwell’s time as a father to his adopted son, Richard. Spread between the devastation of post-war London and the isolated beauty of the Isle of Jura, we meet the extraordinary women he recruited to help him raise his son as he struggles to his finish his final novel Nineteen Eighty-Four before his untimely death.
Date: October 2025 - now
Production (role):
MOTHERS OF A NATION (Creator / Writer / EP)
Company:
Scott Free
Project details:
TV Series

Developing a TV series about an MI5 officer who recruits a rag-tag unit of middle-aged and elderly women agents to monitor the radicalisation of young men and boys in their West Midlands community in an effort to infiltrate far-right networks and thwart a domestic terror attack.
Date: October 2024 - June 2026
Production (role):
THE ROTHSCHILDS (Development Producer / EP)
Company:
Instinct Pictures / Netflix
Project details:
Developed a returning Rothschilds TV series for which Annie wrote the series bible, pitch and all research documents.
Date: April 2020 - now
Production (role):
CITIZENS OF LONDON (Co-Creator / Writer / EP)
Company:
Peacock
Project details:
TV Series

Developed TV series set in London during World War II, based on the book of the same name by Lynne Olson, for Anonymous Content and Hyperobject Industries, which sold to Peacock in 2021. Annie wrote the series deck, episode and series outlines, and the pilot episode script. The project is currently in turnaround and being reworked as a returning series.
Date: November 2013 - November 2023
Production (role):
THE CROWN (Head of Research)
Company:
Left Bank Pictures / Netflix
Project details:
TV Series

Developed the series from the initial pitch through to the final series, working closely with showrunner Peter Morgan as a member of his core script team since its inception. Researched, pitched and developed storylines and character arcs. Annotated and edited outlines and script pages. Created the research team within the script department and managed it as HoD for four series. Worked closely with directors, actors and all other
departments to ensure a holistic approach to research. Built a team of consultants with insider knowledge to assist cast and crew. Managed the legal process on behalf of the show for Netflix. Frequent contributor to ‘The Crown: The Official Podcast’ for Somethin’ Else Productions.
Date: 2012 - 2013
Production (role):
STRIKE BACK (Specialist Researcher)
Company:
HBO / Sky
Project details:
TV Series

Developed the series from the initial pitch through to the final series, working closely with showrunner Peter Morgan as a member of his core script team since its inception. Researched, pitched and developed storylines and character arcs. Annotated and edited outlines and script pages. Created the research team within the script department and managed it as HoD for four series. Worked closely with directors, actors and all other departments to ensure a holistic approach to research. Built a team of consultants with insider knowledge to assist cast and crew. Managed the legal process on behalf of the show for Netflix. Frequent contributor to ‘The Crown: The Official Podcast’ for Somethin’ Else Productions.
Date: 2012 - 2013
Production (role):
THE KING OF NERAC (Co-Director and Co-Producer)
Project details:
Documentary

Directed and produced a documentary about the British artist David Breuer-Weil, which premiered at the UK Jewish Film Festival in November 2013 and was screened at the New York Jewish Film Festival at Lincoln Centre in January 2014, receiving a residency at the Institute of Contemporary Arts London in 2015.
Date: 2005 - 2012
Production (role):
Researcher
Project details:
Additional research and archive work various TV series and films such as SOUTHCLIFFE, THE IRON LADY, PHILOMENA, FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS, VICTORIA AND ABDUL, THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP and THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: July 2026 - now
    Production (role): THE MODERNIST (Creator / Writer / EP)
    Company: BK Studios
    Project details: TV Series

    Developing a returning series about the art collector Peggy Guggenheim
  • Date: 2026
    Production (role): DEVOTION (Writer)
    Company:
    Project details: Feature Film

    About George Orwell’s time as a father to his adopted son, Richard. Spread between the devastation of post-war London and the isolated beauty of the Isle of Jura, we meet the extraordinary women he recruited to help him raise his son as he struggles to his finish his final novel Nineteen Eighty-Four before his untimely death.
  • Date: October 2025 - now
    Production (role): MOTHERS OF A NATION (Creator / Writer / EP)
    Company: Scott Free
    Project details: TV Series

    Developing a TV series about an MI5 officer who recruits a rag-tag unit of middle-aged and elderly women agents to monitor the radicalisation of young men and boys in their West Midlands community in an effort to infiltrate far-right networks and thwart a domestic terror attack.
  • Date: October 2024 - June 2026
    Production (role): THE ROTHSCHILDS (Development Producer / EP)
    Company: Instinct Pictures / Netflix
    Project details: Developed a returning Rothschilds TV series for which Annie wrote the series bible, pitch and all research documents.
  • Date: April 2020 - now
    Production (role): CITIZENS OF LONDON (Co-Creator / Writer / EP)
    Company: Peacock
    Project details: TV Series

    Developed TV series set in London during World War II, based on the book of the same name by Lynne Olson, for Anonymous Content and Hyperobject Industries, which sold to Peacock in 2021. Annie wrote the series deck, episode and series outlines, and the pilot episode script. The project is currently in turnaround and being reworked as a returning series.
  • Date: November 2013 - November 2023
    Production (role): THE CROWN (Head of Research)
    Company: Left Bank Pictures / Netflix
    Project details: TV Series

    Developed the series from the initial pitch through to the final series, working closely with showrunner Peter Morgan as a member of his core script team since its inception. Researched, pitched and developed storylines and character arcs. Annotated and edited outlines and script pages. Created the research team within the script department and managed it as HoD for four series. Worked closely with directors, actors and all other
    departments to ensure a holistic approach to research. Built a team of consultants with insider knowledge to assist cast and crew. Managed the legal process on behalf of the show for Netflix. Frequent contributor to ‘The Crown: The Official Podcast’ for Somethin’ Else Productions.
  • Date: 2012 - 2013
    Production (role): STRIKE BACK (Specialist Researcher)
    Company: HBO / Sky
    Project details: TV Series

    Developed the series from the initial pitch through to the final series, working closely with showrunner Peter Morgan as a member of his core script team since its inception. Researched, pitched and developed storylines and character arcs. Annotated and edited outlines and script pages. Created the research team within the script department and managed it as HoD for four series. Worked closely with directors, actors and all other departments to ensure a holistic approach to research. Built a team of consultants with insider knowledge to assist cast and crew. Managed the legal process on behalf of the show for Netflix. Frequent contributor to ‘The Crown: The Official Podcast’ for Somethin’ Else Productions.
  • Date: 2012 - 2013
    Production (role): THE KING OF NERAC (Co-Director and Co-Producer)
    Company:
    Project details: Documentary

    Directed and produced a documentary about the British artist David Breuer-Weil, which premiered at the UK Jewish Film Festival in November 2013 and was screened at the New York Jewish Film Festival at Lincoln Centre in January 2014, receiving a residency at the Institute of Contemporary Arts London in 2015.
  • Date: 2005 - 2012
    Production (role): Researcher
    Company:
    Project details: Additional research and archive work various TV series and films such as SOUTHCLIFFE, THE IRON LADY, PHILOMENA, FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS, VICTORIA AND ABDUL, THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP and THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
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