Amazon MGM Studios Elevates Tom Lieber to Head of Scripted Series, U.K.

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Ellise Shafer Amazon MGM Studios has elevated Tom Lieber to head of scripted series, U.K. Lieber, who was previously overseeing genre programming, will still report to Laura Lancaster, head of co-pro television and ongoing series.

Vernon Sanders, head of TV at Amazon MGM Studios, announced the news in an internal note on Monday. “In this new role, Tom will provide single-threaded leadership of all new development and ongoing series produced in the U.K.,” the memo reads. “The work and executives that were formerly assigned to our Pan-English team will fold into Tom’s new group.” Last week, it was announced that TV vet Rola Bauer was stepping down from her role as head of English-language global original series produced outside the U.S.

Sanders’ note continues: “With the recent acquisition of Bray Film Studios and our growing slate of U.K.-based television productions, we will benefit from Tom’s success in managing some of our most impactful global tentpole series.

He is well suited to help lead our commitment to further deepen our relationships with the UK creative community. In addition, Tom will maintain oversight of our on-going Genre series such as ‘The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power,’ ‘Fallout,’ ‘The Wheel of Time’ and ‘The Boys.'” Meanwhile, head of U.K.