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Trent Chapman joins Seven Studios

Trent Chapman.

Former Seven Network executive producer Trent Chapman has rejoined the company as head of non-scripted development at Seven Studios.

Chapman, who reports to Andrew Backwell, Seven Studios director of production, non-scripted, takes over from Sonya Wilkes, now co-head of unscripted.

Until last month he was head of production and development at the Nine Network where he oversaw such shows as Travel Guides, Married At First Sight, This Time Next Year, The Hot Plate and 20 to One. According to Nine, his former role is not being filled.

Previously he spent three years at Endemol Shine Australia, initially as an executive producer and then as head of production and development.

From 2001-2012 he worked at Seven as an executive producer on productions including The Amazing Race Australia, The Mole, Beauty and the Geek Australia and World’s Strictest Parents.