‘I make a project so I can escape in its resonance, so when the audience watch they can resonate in their escapism. Make sense?'
LEON MAYNE IS AN AWARD-WINNING SCREENWRITER AND PRODUCER REPRESENTED BY CAA.
KNOWN FOR HIS THEMATIC STORIES, NATURAL DIALOGUE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL CHARACTER STORYTELLING, HE HAS BROUGHT RELATABILITY TO A VARIETY OF SCREENS ACROSS DIGITAL, TV AND FILM. HIS WORK HAS EARNED HIM A FEATURE IN POWERFUL MEDIA’S EDITION OF ‘BRITAIN’S MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF AFRICAN AND AFRICAN CARIBBEAN HERITAGE’, BBC’S ‘TALENT HOTLIST’, THE TV COLLECTIVE & FREEMANTLE’S ‘BREAKTHROUGH LEADER’ AND A SCREEN NATION ‘DIGITAL VANGUARD AWARD’
TV
Leon is currently penning a drama project with BBC via his production company BWNG Ltd, with Jolyon Symonds (Soulmates) as executive producer. He is also in development with multi BAFTA award-winning producer Ash Atalla at Roughcut TV for an original comedy-drama series in which he has attached Paapa Essiedu (‘I May Destroy You’, ‘The Lazarus Project’) as lead.
As co-founder of production company BWNG Ltd, a collective dedicated to showcasing the culturally diverse range of talent and narratives in modern day Britain - no fewer than 4 of Leon’s productions are currently broadcast on TV, Airlines &/or SVOD platforms in over 80 countries worldwide including his debut project BROTHERS WITH NO GAME. The flagship show is also poised for a US adaptation powered by AGC Studios.
In between working in the BBC Drama commissioning team, Leon is also script editor of critically acclaimed BBC and A24 comedy series DREAMING WHILST BLACK (Big Deal).
DIGITAL
Leon is in development with Emmy-nominated production company Untold Studios on an original animated series - as well as recently completing work on an original cross-Atlantic rom-com LONG HAUL, which will begin as an audio-drama in 2024. He is in production for a brand new season of talk series THE CIRCLE for Youtube and podcast respectively.
As well as multi-million views of webseries on the Brothers With No Game Youtube Channel, Leon via BWNG Ltd has a distribution deal with TRACE for the streaming broadcast of projects including Screen Nation award winner HOW DID WE GET HERE?’ and talk show SO HE SAYS.
Leon also co-developed a short form promo concept with Netflix for cult series THE END OF THE F***ING WORLD , storylined music videos for the late Cadet, M Huncho. and Central Cee respectively - and joined Curate Films to deliver branded content.
FILM
Leon was recently producer of BBC and BFI sci-fi short film BINGE WATCHING and is currently commissioner of newcomer Chantelle Aboorah’s drama short NIA for BBC Drama.
He is also developing a short film anthology series CONVERSE, as well as sci-fi collaboration UNTIMELY with filmmaker and music video director Dapo ‘DAPS’ Fagbenle.
His short film project THIRD ACT is available to watch on Black&SexyTV and Canal Plus.