Amazon MGM Studios Names Tom Lieber Head Of Scripted Series UK In Restructuring
deadline.comTom Lieber, who has been overseeing genre programming — including hits like The Boys and Wipeout –under Laura Lancaster, Head, Co-Pro Television and Ongoing Series at Amazon MGM Studios, has been elevated to Head of Scripted Series, UK as part of a reorg that impacts originals coming from the UK and Northern Europe.
Amazon MGM Studios Head of Television Vernon Sanders just made the announcement internally. “In this new role, Tom will provide single-threaded leadership of all new development and ongoing series produced in the UK,” Sanders said in a memo, a copy of which was obtained by Deadline.
Lieber, will absorb the responsibilities of Rola Bauer, who recently exited as Amazon MGM Studios Head of Pan-English original content overseeing scripted series originating out of the UK.
Her team and slate will now be folded into Lieber’s new group. In further consolidation, all new scripted development from Tara Erer, Head Of Northern Europe Originals, and her team will be going through Lieber and his group.
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