It specializes in making non-scripted and documentary television programmes, including America: The Story of Us for History, One Strange Rock for National Geographic and Civilisations for BBC.
Jane Root, former president of the Discovery Channel USA and Controller of BBC2, and Laura Franses co-founded the production company with board members Michael Jackson and Sir Peter Bazalgette.
Nutopia was first founded in 2008 and according to The Guardian, the production company set out with the aim of producing and selling large-scale documentaries for the United States cable market.
It was the third installment of the Story of Us documentaries and studied the historical developments within ancient empires that shaped how we live today.
[3][1] Nutopia was also responsible for the production of the British and American documentary, Bin Laden: Shoot to Kill, which aired on PBS and Channel 4 in 2011.
Before the end of 2012, the production company was responsible for a number of well-received shows in both Britain and the United States.
Britain's biggest adventures with Bear Grylls aired on ITV and received positive reviews for studying the British landscape, including the Scottish Highlands and Snowdon.
Nutopia is also currently producing a six-part series on the history of Africa, hosted by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The series is told from the perspective of different biblical figures, scholars and historians, weaving together historical sources and cultural context to create a portrait of Jesus.