Jamie Erlicht And Zack Van Amburg Drive Apple TV+ To The Top Of The Streaming Heap — Deadline Disruptors

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When Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg left Sony Pictures Television in 2017 to steer Apple’s film and TV fortunes, few doubted they would give the tech giant’s upstart content company a beachhead on the small screen.

During their 12 years at Sony, they hatched hits like Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and Rescue Me.It was the film part of the equation that prompted questions about their qualifications.

Even though they tapped Matt Dentler to run their film unit, Erlicht and Van Amburg were not nearly as prolific as their counterparts at Netflix, Disney+, Amazon or HBO Max.

That fueled expectations they were biding time until they found the perfect seasoned movie executive to help put them on the map.So, imagine everyone’s surprise when Apple became the first streamer to win the Best Picture Oscar in just its second year in the film business.