Jeff Norton(III)
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Jeff Norton is an award-winning author, writer, and executive producer.
He is the author of the award-winning thriller series MetaWars (Hachette), the laugh-out-loud books Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie (Faber), the sci-fi comedy-adventure Alienated: Grounded At Groom Lake (RandomHouse), and the adventure series Dino Knights, which is in development for television with The Jim Henson Company / OmniFilm Entertainment. He's also the creator and co-writer of the best-selling Princess Ponies series (Bloomsbury).
In 2019, Jeff packaged and executive produced Susan Hill's Ghost Story (The Small Hand) for ViacomCBS, debuting on U.K.'s Channel 5 to nearly 2 million consolidated viewers. Jeff also developed and packaged the NYT best-selling Trucktown (Simon & Schuster) picture books by Jon Scieszka and served as Executive Producer on 80 episodes of the pre-school adaptation for Nelvana (part of Corus Entertainment).
As a television writer, he has scripted projects in funded development with broadcasters on both sides of the Atlantic. Previously, was an SVP at Chorion Ltd. where he ran the Enid Blyton literary estate and acquired new IP, including The Octonauts and the literary estate of horror-master Dennis Wheatley (The Devil Rides Out).
Before moving to the UK, he worked in creative development in Hollywood and produced the award-winning Choose Your Own Adventure interactive movie featuring William H. Macy and Frankie Muniz.
Originally from Canada, Jeff lives in the UK.
He is the author of the award-winning thriller series MetaWars (Hachette), the laugh-out-loud books Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie (Faber), the sci-fi comedy-adventure Alienated: Grounded At Groom Lake (RandomHouse), and the adventure series Dino Knights, which is in development for television with The Jim Henson Company / OmniFilm Entertainment. He's also the creator and co-writer of the best-selling Princess Ponies series (Bloomsbury).
In 2019, Jeff packaged and executive produced Susan Hill's Ghost Story (The Small Hand) for ViacomCBS, debuting on U.K.'s Channel 5 to nearly 2 million consolidated viewers. Jeff also developed and packaged the NYT best-selling Trucktown (Simon & Schuster) picture books by Jon Scieszka and served as Executive Producer on 80 episodes of the pre-school adaptation for Nelvana (part of Corus Entertainment).
As a television writer, he has scripted projects in funded development with broadcasters on both sides of the Atlantic. Previously, was an SVP at Chorion Ltd. where he ran the Enid Blyton literary estate and acquired new IP, including The Octonauts and the literary estate of horror-master Dennis Wheatley (The Devil Rides Out).
Before moving to the UK, he worked in creative development in Hollywood and produced the award-winning Choose Your Own Adventure interactive movie featuring William H. Macy and Frankie Muniz.
Originally from Canada, Jeff lives in the UK.