Anita Overland

Anita Overland’s got a pretty wild resume in the film world—honestly, if you’ve watched anything classy or talked about in the past ten years, you’ve probably seen her work, even if you didn’t realize it. She’s one of those producers who slips in behind the scenes and just seems to make things happen. Take “Small Axe” from 2020—yeah, that anthology? Steve McQueen directed it, but Overland was right there, wrangling all those moving parts. The series is a total love letter to London’s West Indian community, and it doesn’t shy away from the grit or the joy. It’s not easy to pull off five films that all feel fresh, but she helped make it work. Then there’s “The King” in 2019—Timothée Chalamet with that killer bowl cut, doing his best moody prince routine. The movie’s all brooding castles and muddy battles, with Robert Pattinson sneaking in to steal a scene or two. Overland produced this one too, and it’s got that sweeping, epic vibe that makes you want to brush up on your Shakespeare (or at least pretend you know what’s going on). Before all that, she worked on “Far from the Madding Crowd” in 2015, which is basically period drama heaven. Gorgeous landscapes, fancy costumes, and Carey Mulligan being outrageously good as Bathsheba. Overland’s projects don’t really stick to one genre—they just share this sense of quality and, honestly, guts. If her name’s in the credits, it’s probably worth a watch.