Riot Games Hires Mandy Beckner as Global Head of Live Action Development, Film & TV (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Brent Lang Executive Editor Riot Games has hired veteran executive Mandy Beckner as its global head of live action development, film and TV.

She joins the developer and publisher after a stint as director of content for the original indie film group at Netflix. In her new role, Beckner will be in charge of developing live-action film and TV content for all of Riot’s “League of Legends”-related IP.

Beckner will report to Brian Wright, Riot Games’ chief content officer. “Mandy is a dynamic executive with a successful track record that speaks to the kind of entertaining and engaging IP that Riot is known for,” Wright said in a statement. “We are thrilled to welcome her to the Riot family.” In addition to creating such games as “League of Legends” and “Valorant,” Riot has also produced the Emmy-winning animated series “Arcane.” While at Netflix, Beckner worked on Prentice Penny’s feature directorial debut “Uncorked,” Liz Garbus’s thriller “Lost Girl,” and the upcoming sci-fi mystery “The Cloned Tyrone,” starring Jamie Foxx.

Prior to Netflix, she was a vice president for “Harry Potter” producer David Heyman’s Warner Bros.-based production company Heyday Films.