Amazon MGM Studios Reorgs TV Worldbuilding ...

What’s Happening

So get this: Blair Fetter restructures his genre series team.

Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Queen Regent Míriel), Ismael Cruz Córdova (Arondir), Charlie Vickers (Halbrand) The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Courtesy of Prime Video on Facebook on X Google Preferred to Flipboard Show additional options on LinkedIn on Pinterest on Reddit on Tumblr on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Amazon MGM Studios is reorganizing its Worldbuilding Series team, whatever that is. (OK, its genre TV on a large grow, like Lord of the Rings . (wild, right?)

) As part of the restructuring, Matthew King and Adrienne ORiain are departing.

The Details

Its a reorg of a reorg , basically. In January, head of global TV Peter Friedlander shook things up via the formation of genre-based teams for both his in-development and current programming.

Those would be: 1) Drama and Comedy, 2) Worldbuilding (i. ), 3) Animation and 4) Unscripted.

Why This Matters

At the time, Laura Lancaster and Nick Pepper left (and transitioned to production deals) and were replaced (Unscripted) and Melissa Wolfe (Animation); Blair Fetter joined Amazon MGM Studios to lead the Worldbuilding team. This is Fetters rebuild, an attempt to operate with a flatter, more streamlined structure, he wrote in a memo to staff (obtained by The Hollywood Reporter ). Related Stories TV Filming on Tomb Raider Paused After Star Sophie Turner Suffers “Minor Injury” Movies Why Has Project Hail Mary Ignited So Much Online Debate?

The entertainment world moves fast, and this is a prime example.

Key Takeaways

• Fetter has appointed Tom Lieber his head of creative affairs; Worldbuilder Liz Mackintosh is headed to Drama.
• Amazon MGM Studios is still searching for an executive to lead the Drama/Comedy team.
• Kara Smith, Michael McDonald, and Jen Chambers will oversee comedy, drama and YA programming on an interim basis.

The Bottom Line

Kara Smith, Michael McDonald, and Jen Chambers will oversee comedy, drama and YA programming on an interim basis. Read Fetters internal email here: Hi Team, I want to take a moment to some updates to our team structure, and to recognize the people who have been central to building what we have today.

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