Feature: Netflix Hires Maria B. Campbell Associates As Literary Scouts

Netflix has retained international literary consulting company Maria B. Campbell Associates as exclusive literary scouts for the internet TV network in New York and the UK. This is the first time Netflix, which has been ramping up production of original movies and series, has hired literary scouts.

As literary scouts, veteran publishing executive Maria B. Campbell and her colleagues identify adult and children's books for adaption to film and television, as well as for translation rights in foreign markets for twenty-three major book publishers around the globe. The staff is fluent in eight languages. More information about the company at mbcbook.com.

The literary scouting company begins its exclusive television and film studio relationship with Netflix as of today. Previously the company scouted for Warner Bros., New Line and Warner Bros. Television. Annabelle Saks in New York and Katie McCalmont in London will be spearheading the scouting for Netflix and will work in close conjunction with Maria B. Campbell, who founded the New York company in 1994 and the London company in 2013. Campbell's first film client was Steven Spielberg's Amblin, for whom she scouted Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park.

Maria B. Campbell commented, "Working with Netflix in the entertainment field of television and film is a dream come true. Netflix is a company that does on a grand scale what my company does in miniature. Our motto is 'scouting without borders,' which perfectly aligns with Netflix's transformational model to bring stories in every form to people all over the world."