Helen Estabrook is an American TV/film producer and executive known for producing the film ''

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'' (2014), which earned her a nomination for Academy Award for Best Picture at the 87th ceremony. She is Head of Global Film and Television at Condé Nast Entertainment (CNE). Previously, she ran her own company, A Thousand Ships, and had 2-year first-look TV development deals with Hulu from September 2016 to 2018, and HBO from October 2018 to 2020. Estabrook started her work in television with Hulu's Golden Globe-nominated series ''Casual'', developed '' The Front Runner'' (2018), ''Up In The Air, Jeff, Who Lives at Home, Demolition, Young Adult, and Tully.'' Her last independent series before moving to a studio position was as executive producer of the limited series Mrs. Fletcher for HBO. Her position with CNE was announced March 2021.

Biography

Estabrook grew up in

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. She attended University Laboratory High School after 6th grade. At the age of 16, she attended

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where she studied

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, graduating in 2003. As an undergraduate, Estabrook took film courses before entering the field of film production. She worked in

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as a production assistant and as an agency assistant before moving to

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