Janette Hodds

Janette Hodds is a Liverpool-based senior casting producer, welfare producer and development producer with more than a decade of experience. Her work stretches across a broad range of factual and true crime series for such popular networks as Peacock, Sky Crime, ITV and Channel 5. Her strong skill set includes managing casting teams, sourcing contributors and ensuring that the welfare and duty of care for contributors and production staff is maintained throughout production.

Her work often involves complex projects dealing with sensitive topics, such as World’s Most Notorious Killers (Peacock, 2024) and the forthcoming six-part Married to a Serial Killer (Paramount+/Channel 5), where she managed both casting and legal compliance issues. As a development producer, Janette’s been responsible for creating compelling content and gaining access to unique stories, including upcoming Channel 5 single documentary, Hunting My Lover: The Thief, The Liar, The Conman. Other credits include Alive: The Andes Plane Crash (2024), Manhunt: The Phantom Cop Killer (2023) and the Royal Television Society North West-winning Lost Boy: The Killing of James Bulger (2021). She also has experience working in development, the edit, interviewing and producing-directing in the field.

As her list of impressive credits illustrates, Janette is creative, diligent and sensitive to the needs of contributors and crews, ensuring every project is handled with a high level of duty of care and attention. Her passion is to tell impactful stories, especially in true crime and factual programming, and she is committed to producing content that emotionally resonates with audiences.