About

DBE was founded by Thomas Drachkovitch in 2023. Originally from Los Angeles, Thomas was one of the first commissioning executives in Amazon Studios' International Originals division. He was chosen to help spearhead Amazon Studios' international expansion efforts on the ground. He developed and commissioned original series and films across the US, UK and India, in English, Hindi and Tamil.

Thomas spent 2 years in Mumbai, India launching Amazon Studios' initial content slate, where his team received the country's first-ever Emmy Nominations - INSIDE EDGE and THE REMIX. He developed and commissioned originals in Hindi and Tamil, including; COMICSTAAN, ONE MIC STAND, FOUR MORE SHOTS PLEASE!, and THE FAMILY MAN . He commissioned Amazon's first Indian sports documentary SONS OF THE SOIL: JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS, and kickstarted Amazon India's foray into true crime documentaries.

Upon success in India, he moved to London to help build Amazon Studios' UK originals slate. He developed and commissioned unscripted and scripted series and film. He worked across the first UK original offerings, such as; TEN PERCENT, WILDERNESS, FIFTEEN LOVE, THREE PINES, LOVESTRUCK HIGH, HOW TO DATE BILLY WALSH, CURSE OF THE CHIPPENDALES and BACKSTAGE WITH KATHERINE RYAN.

Before shifting his focus internationally, Thomas joined Amazon as one of the original team members in the US Unscripted group known for the Emmy Award-winning All or Nothing: NFL franchise, which has gone on to be one of Amazon's most successful global formats.

Prior to Amazon, Thomas worked in Los Angeles in the Alternative TV department at United Talent Agency, and in development at 44 Blue Productions. In addition to production and talent representation, Thomas also worked at Allied Integrated Marketing across Warner Bros. and Fox Searchlight films.

Having worked across a variety of genres, markets, countries, content categories and languages, Thomas has global reach and local expertise.