Amazon MGM Studios has elevated Tom Lieber to Head of Scripted Series, UK. The executive, who was previously overseeing genre programming, will still report to Laura Lancaster, Head of Co-Pro Television and Ongoing Series. Vernon Sanders, Head of TV at Amazon MGM Studios, announced the news in an internal memo.
“In this new role, Tom will provide single-threaded leadership of all new development and ongoing series produced in the UK… The work and executives that were formerly assigned to our Pan-English team will fold into Tom’s new group,” stated Sanders in the memo. “With the recent acquisition of Bray Film Studios and our growing slate of U.K.-based television productions, we will benefit from Tom’s success in managing some of our most impactful global tentpole series. He is well suited to help lead our commitment to further deepen our relationships with the UK creative community. In addition, Tom will maintain oversight of our on-going Genre series such as ‘The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power,’ ‘Fallout,’ ‘The Wheel of Time’ and ‘The Boys,’” he further wrote.
Head of Northern Europe originals, Tara Erer, will now see her development slate going through Lieber. She will retain control of the current slate of scripted shows including "The Rig" as well as overseeing UK films, UK unscripted and originals from the rest of Northern Europe.