Disney’s Jennifer Rogers Doyle Joins Sony Pictures Television To Oversee Franchises

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Sony Pictures Television is figuring out its franchise strategy. The company has hired Disney’s Jennifer Rogers Doyle to oversee its television franchise business as series such as Cobra Kai, The Boys and Outlander continue to eye spinoffs.

Rogers Doyle has been named EVP, Franchise Management. Starting today, she will based on the studio’s Culver City lot and report to Sony Pictures Television Studios President Katherine Pope.

It comes as The Boys, which was renewed for a fifth and final season, has a number of spinoffs including Gen V, which was renewed for a second season, and animated anthology Diabolical; Outlander spinoff Blood of my Blood is set to arrive later this year on Starz and the team behind Cobra Kai are keen to tell a Mr.

Miyagi spinoff. Rogers Doyle has spent over 20 years at The Walt Disney Company, where she was most recently SVP, Disney Entertainment Franchise, Licensing and Integrated Planning.