James Barker, a Love Island USA producer who had been working on the current season of the Peacock dating series, has died. He was 40.
The executive producer died in Fiji last week after suffering an unexpected medical emergency, ITV America and Peacock confirmed.
Barker started working on Love Island USA in 2020 as a story producer and worked his way up to EP, a role he had been preparing for over the past three seasons. His contributions to the show covered both production and post-production, and overseeing the show’s soundtrack.
“James’ unimaginable loss has been deeply
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