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Sarah Asante

Sarah Asante

Producer

Sarah Asante is a Scripted TV Consultant - specialising in Comedy, Drama and Digital shorts. As a former Scripted Commissioning Editor at UKTV, Sarah was responsible for developing, commissioning and executive producing brand-new scripted comedy shows for both Dave and Gold. Commissions include The Other Half (RangaBee), Perfect (Happy Tramp), Dead Canny (Tri-Force), Holier Than Thou (Big Deal Films), Sneakerhead by Rough Cut Television starring Hugo Chegwin (People Just Do Nothing) and GOLD comedy, Newark, Newark by Balloon Entertainment written by Nathan Foad (Our Flag Means Death, Bloods). Sarah joined UKTV from the BBC - starting in the public service broadcaster's comedy team as a Development and Digital Content Editor in 2015 and was later promoted to Commissioning Editor in 2018 - providing editorial oversight on a slate delivering short form series and long form sketch and sitcom ideas for BBC Two and Three. Sarah's commissions include BAFTA Winning cult hit sketch show Famalam and comedy pilots Int'l EMMY Nominated Dreaming Whilst Black and Behind the Filter (by Phoebe Walsh, Ted Lasso) with the former attracting partner ships from A24 and sold to Showtime for the US market. Before joining the BBC, Sarah spent over a decade working in commissioning teams across Factual and Entertainment at Fox International Channels, Scripps Networks, ITV and Channel 4.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 5% in 30 days

What are Sarah Asante's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Self
22%
Survival
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
6%
Power
5%
Morality
5%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
3
Tense
1
Joyful
1
Melancholic
1
Warm
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sarah Asante's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Sarah Asante's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

6 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Boy That Never Was(2024)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Dreaming Whilst Black(2023)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Murder, They Hope(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Behind the Filter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Commissioning Editor

  • Famalam(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 2 titles from 2020 to 2022.

Highest rated

Dreaming Whilst Black (2023)

Midcredits 47th

Who does Sarah Asante work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sarah Asante's MovieCove titles; Akemnji Ndifornyen shares the most, 2.