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Tom Lieber, who has been overseeing genre programming under Laura Lancaster, Head, Co-Pro Television and Ongoing Series at Amazon MGM Studios, has been elevated to Head of Scripted Series, UK. Amazon MGM Studios Head of TV Vernon Sanders just made the announcement internally.
“In this new role, Tom will provide single-threaded leadership of all new development and ongoing series produced in the UK,” Sanders said.
Lieber will absorb the role of Rola Bauer who recently exited As Amazon MGM Studios Head of Pan-English original content, overseeing scripted series originating out of the UK. Her team and slate will now be folded into Lieber’s new group.
In addition to his new responsibilities, Lieber will maintain oversight of ongoing genre series that have been under his purview, including The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power, which films in the UK, Fallout, The Wheel of Time, and The Boys. Based in London, he will continue to report to Lancaster.
“With the recent acquisition of Bray Film Studios and our growing slate of UK-based television productions, we will benefit from Tom’s success in managing some of our most impactful global tentpole series,” Sanders said. “He is well suited to help lead our commitment to further deepen our relationships with the UK creative community.”
Going forward, Tara Erer and her team will continue working on their existing slate of shows currently in post-production and development, including Malice, The Devils Hour, and The Rig S2, with all new scripted development going through Lieber and team. Erer will also continue overseeing UK unscripted content, UK-based films, and all other International Originals for Northern Europe (including Germany, the Nordics, the Netherlands, Turkey, and Poland), reporting to James Farrell.
