Warp Films co-chief executive Peter Carlton is stepping back to a senior executive producer position as the Sheffield and London-based production company prioritises expansion into the European market with a raft of series co-productions.

Carlton joined as head of Warp Films Europe in 2009 before moving up to jointly head the company with Mark Herbert from 2015.

In his role as senior executive producer, Carlton will focus on Warp’s slate of projects as it preps a number of European co-productions.

Among the projects he will be overseeing is Costa Armonia, a horror series that he co-created with Greek director Lefteris Charitos.