Warner Bros. Discovery Rebrands Directors Program After U-Turn

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Warner Bros. Discovery is continuing its directors program after all. The company has rebranded the program, which was previously known as the Directors Workshop, as the Access Directors Program.

It comes after the company had an awkward moment last October, when it first announced that the initiative, which been lauded for their inclusion of diverse voices into the television industry, was being shuttered at Warner Bros.

Television, where they have resided, as part of a massive slew of cuts. Later that day, it announced that it would, in fact, bring it back, but it would be housed within WBD’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion unit, rather than through Warner Bros.

Television. The Access Directors Program will ensure that graduates receive an opportunity to direct a full Warner Bros. Discovery television episode, as well as the ability to shadow directors on up to two television episodes and offer a small childcare stipend for directors while shadowing.