Goodlass appointed Sky Commissioning Editor, Documentaries
October 28, 2026



Sky has appointed Claire Goodlass as Commissioning Editor, Documentaries. She will start the role at the end of 2026.

Goodlass joins from Minnow Films, where she is currently Executive Producer. During her nine years at the company, she has worked across development and production, helping shape some of Minnow’s biggest hits. Her credits include Netflix’s Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart, which reached number one on Netflix in both the UK and US, and Crime Stories: India Detectives. She has also helped develop and secure commissions for Netflix’s Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action and Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal.


Her wider body of work includes Prime Video’s Dead in the Water; the BAFTA and Grierson-nominated Channel 4 series The Tribe; Grierson-winning 999: What’s Your Emergency; and Channel 4 hit SAS: Who Dares Wins.

Recent hits from Sky Original documentaries have included Katie Price: Nothing to Hide, Groomed: The Truth Behind the Lie, The Alien Autopsy Scandal and Savage Mountain.

Hayley Reynolds, Head of Documentary Commissioning, Sky, commented: “Claire is a hugely talented executive producer with exceptional creative and editorial judgement as well as a brilliant instinct for stories and an ability to nurture talent and ideas. She brings a wealth of experience from Minnow Films, a company with a rich pedigree in documentary storytelling. We can’t wait to see the creative partnerships she builds and the exciting new ideas she helps bring for Sky as we continue to grow our slate of unmissable documentaries.”

Goodlass added: “I’m so grateful for the creative opportunities, support and friendships at Minnow. Sky Documentaries has an extraordinary track record of bold, distinctive storytelling, and I’m thrilled to be joining Hayley and the team.”