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Shawn Witt is currently President of Leftfield Pictures, previously serving as Co-President, SVP of Current Series and Executive Producer for ITV America.
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Shawn Witt: NYCTV Week 40 under 40 2019. Co-President. Shawn Witt is co-president of Leftfield Pictures, a part of ITV America, and is responsible for all development, programming and production across broadcast, cable and digital platforms.
ABOUT ME. Hello! Like you, I have a day job. As a television producer, I’ve had incredible experiences and truly love what I do for a living. I’ve wrestled with Will Ferrell (while dressed in a giant bear costume), bowled with Topanga from Boy Meets World, sat at Letterman’s desk, slimed Tony Hawk, and dropped Snooki from a giant pink ...
Jun 8, 2023 · I talked with executive producers Shawn Witt, president of Leftfield Pictures, and Ryan Pender, who supervises the show day-to-day, about Alone ’s new season (History, Thursdays at 9), and how...
- How The Returning Contestants Were Chosen
- Why The Show Returned to Its Original Format
- How Locations Are Chosen, Including Mongolia
- How Far Apart Are Alone’s Participants?
- How Producers Plan For A Show with No Time Limit
- Will There Be An Alone Season 6?
This season began with discussions about having an all-winner season. The problem: “The math didn’t add up there,” Witt said. The same was true of a season with just runners-up, because there are only four of each. “That’s how it evolved into fan favorites.” The contestants weren’t chosen randomly. “We didn’t want to be in a situation where were ju...
Last August, Witt told me that casting pairs of contestants was a one-time twist, and the show obviously has reverted to its regular format for season five. “There was never an intent to deviate from the original format outside of season four,” he said. “That was what [the network] chose to do for season four. … They’re always looking for a hook.” ...
Witt told me that the series’ “biggest challenge” is “finding a location,” which is includes “the amount of land we need, because the plots of land each of these participants has is significant, and we also separate them by a significant amount of land so there’s no way they’ll come in contact with each other.” Locations also need more than just sp...
In Mongolia, the contestants each had about five square miles to themselves. That doesn’t include the buffer between their plot and other contestants’ space. There was at least four miles between the participants’ plots of land.
Aloneis distinct in part because it’s a competition without any sort of time limit. Alone’s participants are trying to outlast each other, and that means the show could technically go on indefinitely. So I wondered if the production chose locations that are very challenging, making it impossible to survive, alone, for extended periods of time, in o...
It’s in development now, so probably, yes, there will be a season six. And the next season will also have contestants who are alone (i.e. not in pairs). “I think at least for this upcoming season, and the next season we have in development, singles is the way to go,” Witt said.
Leftfield Pictures is an unscripted content powerhouse with hundreds of hours of premium cutting-edge and innovative programming, airing on various major networks, OTT and theatrical platforms.
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Shawn Witt has a diverse work experience in the entertainment industry, spanning over two decades. Shawn worked at Leftfield Pictures starting in 2011, initially as an Executive Producer and later as the Vice President of Current Programming.
