Francesca Johnson is founder of development, consultancy and finance outfit Table41 Entertainment.  Table41 has worked with indies to secure green lights with reputable broadcast and brand partners, like six part series THE SQUARE ROUTE, hosted by Hannah Fry for Disney National Geographic and DNA KITCHEN for Ancestry.  

Before starting Table41, Francesca was Executive Vice President of Content at production company Anyway Content, responsible for building the start up indie’s non-scripted business.  While there, she developed and executive produced VACATION BY DESIGN, a bed & breakfast makeover seriesfor Magnolia Network, part of Warner Bros Discovery. 

Francesca also served as Director, Development and Production at National Geographic, where she oversaw London based projects in development for the linear channels and Disney+ and executive produced series and specials including HEROES OF THE SKY: THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE, 9/11: CONTROL THE SKIES and award winning INDIA FROM ABOVE narrated by Dev Patel.