Graham Taylor(VII)
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Executive
Graham Taylor is CEO of Fifth Season (formerly known as Endeavor Content) which specializes in financing, sales and advisory services for scripted television, feature films and documentaries. The primary goal of this premium content group is to empower artists and content creators by providing them with more ownership and creative freedom as they navigate the media landscape. Until 2022 Fifth Season was a division of Endeavor (formerly WME-IMG), a global leader in sports, entertainment and fashion operating in more than 30 countries.
Fifth Season packages, finances and sells over 100 feature films and television series a year. In film, Fifth Season's projects include Academy Award nominated [link=tt5726616, The Florida Project (2017), Mudbound (2017), Arrival (2016) and La La Land (2016). Fifth Season's Box office successes include David Leitch's Atomic Blonde (2017), Gavin O'Connor's The Accountant (2016) and David Mackenzie's Hell or High Water (2016). In television, Fifth Season's projects include Emmy and Golden-Globe winning drama The Night Manager (2016), the Emmy-nominated programme The Young Pope (2016), series 2 of the critically acclaimed Top of the Lake (2013), global hit The Grand Tour (2016), Beau Willimon's series The First (2018), and Damien Chazelle's series The Eddy (2020). Critically acclaimed non-fiction projects under Fifth Season's umbrella include Chef's Table (2015), Gleason (2016), Step (2017) and Long Strange Trip (2017).
Prior to the formation of Fifth Season, Taylor worked as an independent film producer and consultant. In 2004, he was tapped by Endeavor to lead the agency's independent film unit. Taylor is a graduate of Washington & Lee University, where he majored in East Asian studies. He is married to Lynette Howell Taylor (founder of 51 Entertainment) and has two children.
Fifth Season packages, finances and sells over 100 feature films and television series a year. In film, Fifth Season's projects include Academy Award nominated [link=tt5726616, The Florida Project (2017), Mudbound (2017), Arrival (2016) and La La Land (2016). Fifth Season's Box office successes include David Leitch's Atomic Blonde (2017), Gavin O'Connor's The Accountant (2016) and David Mackenzie's Hell or High Water (2016). In television, Fifth Season's projects include Emmy and Golden-Globe winning drama The Night Manager (2016), the Emmy-nominated programme The Young Pope (2016), series 2 of the critically acclaimed Top of the Lake (2013), global hit The Grand Tour (2016), Beau Willimon's series The First (2018), and Damien Chazelle's series The Eddy (2020). Critically acclaimed non-fiction projects under Fifth Season's umbrella include Chef's Table (2015), Gleason (2016), Step (2017) and Long Strange Trip (2017).
Prior to the formation of Fifth Season, Taylor worked as an independent film producer and consultant. In 2004, he was tapped by Endeavor to lead the agency's independent film unit. Taylor is a graduate of Washington & Lee University, where he majored in East Asian studies. He is married to Lynette Howell Taylor (founder of 51 Entertainment) and has two children.
