Merman

Hello, we are Merman. We create & produce TV, Film, Commercials & Branded Content for the world to laugh (and cry)

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Merman was founded in 2014 by award-winning duo Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford. Since then, Merman has gathered multiple accolades the world over.

In 2017, Merman opened their Branded division, which is headed by Managing Partner Dan Dickenson and Siobhan Murphy, Partner and Executive Producer in London, and helmed globally by Kira Carstensen and Jeremy Rainbird. In addition to commercial content helmed by an award-winning roster of directors, Merman’s focus is to bring writers and creators from their TV and film department into scripting entertainment for brands in collaboration with agency partners.

Merman works in all areas of the worlds of entertainment and communications, not just scripting award-winning TV and film, but also creating and executing the next generation of branded entertainment. Merman’s commercial directing roster features multi-faceted talent like Bafta winning MJ Delaney, Motherland director and Bafta winner Juliet May, Zak Emerson and Academy Award nominee Lucy Walker. In the UK, Merman is proud to represent Superprime and its roster of directors including Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson, The Malloys, David LaChapelle, and Damien “La La Land” Chazelle.

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