Jess Biddle Joins Something Happy Productions As VP, Film & Television
EXCLUSIVE: Jess Biddle has joined Molly Sims’ multimedia company Something Happy Productions as Vice President of Film & Television, Deadline can exclusively reveal.
Biddle joins from Annapurna Pictures, where she most recently spent four and a half years as Director of Development. In her new role, she will oversee new development for Something Happy in film and television, while managing the production company’s existing slate, reporting directly to Sims.
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Said Sims in a statement on the hiring, “Jess Biddle stepping into the role of vice president of Film & Television at Something Happy Productions is an incredible milestone for us, marking the beginning of an exciting new era. Her extensive experience and unwavering passion for storytelling bring a fresh energy to our team, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to have her join us on this journey. With Jess’s expertise in Film & TV development, I am confident that we will continue to break boundaries and craft content that deeply resonates with audiences globally, amplifying the voices of women and leaving a meaningful mark on the industry.”
Added Biddle, “Molly Sims is one of the hardest working people I know. She is an indomitable force, and I’m thrilled to join her in shaping the future of Something Happy Productions, which puts women-centric stories front and center.”
During her time at Annapurna, Biddle worked on the production of high-profile films including Booksmart, Vice, and most recently, Marielle Heller’s forthcoming Nightbitch starring Amy Adams. Prior to that, she held positions at Chernin Entertainment, contributing to Fox’s Hidden Figures, and worked in the Literary Rights department at Paradigm.
Founded in 2021, Something Happy Productions is a multimedia company dedicated to creating content that breaks the mold through telling stories that matter, with women at the center. Most recently, the company wrapped production on the Netflix comedy Kinda Pregnant, starring Amy Schumer, which it produced in collaboration with Adam Sandler and his Happy Madison. Then, there’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, hosted by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, which is set to return to ABC for the 2024/25 season as part of the network’s latest push into unscripted programming. Something Happy produces the show alongside Endemol Shine North America and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, in association with Walt Disney Television Alternative.
Among Something Happy’s upcoming projects is a Netflix film adaptation of Lisa Jewell’s bestselling thriller novel None of This Is True, produced in partnership with Modern Magic. Eleanor Burgess has been tapped to pen the script, as we were first to report.
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