Felicia Joseph: Last News

EXCLUSIVE: ABC Entertainment Talent and Casting is highlighting emerging talent across the country with its 21st annual Disney Television Discovers: Talent Showcase, which will once again be a virtual, two-day event.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter ABC Entertainment has hired Felicia Joseph to serve as senior vice president of casting, Variety has learned. Joseph joins ABC from MRC, where she most recently served as the independent studio’s senior vice president of casting. In her new role, she will report to Sharon Klein, the executive vice president of casting for Walt Disney Television. She will oversee casting for all ABC pilots and series as well as unscripted casting for Hulu and other WDTV brands. The role marks a homecoming for Joseph, who began her career in the casting department at ABC. “I’ve had the good fortune of collaborating with Felicia in the past and know how well she cultivates relationships with talent who are at the top of their craft,” Klein said. “Her passion, instinct and deep understanding of our business make her ideal for this role and, quite frankly, the only person I wanted for the job. We’re overjoyed to be welcoming her back to ABC, where she started her career.”

ABC has a new casting exec.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorFormer NBCUniversal casting executive Felicia Joseph has joined MRC Television as SVP, Head of Casting, a newly created position. She begins her new role on October 8.Joseph will oversee casting and continuing artist relations for the studio’s upcoming productions including The Shrink Next Door, Ozark, The Great, The Terminal List and Shining Girls as well as other projects in various stages of development.