PETER ROTH HAS INKED A CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH WARNER

Peter Roth, President and Chief Content Officer of Warner Bros. Television Group, has inked a contract extension with the company that will make him Chairman of the unit, a newly created position. In this role, Roth will continue to lead the group’s TV production, including US production of scripted, unscripted and alternative series for broadcast, cable and streaming. He will continue to work closely with Jeffrey R. Schlesinger, President of Warner Bros. Worldwide TV Distribution. Roth has served in his current position since May 2013.

“Across the industry, Peter has the well-deserved reputation as a legend, and I have long been an admirer of his creative insight, deep relationships and unmatched passion for — and love of — all the people behind and in front of the camera, at the networks, and across the Studio who make Warner Bros. the most prolific TV producer in Hollywood,”  said Ann Sarnoff, Chair and CEO of Warner Bros, to whom Roth will report. “It’s fitting to recognize his many contributions to the company, and we’re grateful he will continue to lead our television production business as we expand our output to match the increased demand for programming by traditional and new outlets, including our own HBO Max,”  she added.

Roth’s track record for pulling in top talent includes signing exclusive overall deals with Chuck Lorre, Greg Berlanti, J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath’s Bad Robot Productions, Ava DuVernay, John Wells, Damon Lindelof, Mindy Kaling, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Elizabeth Banks, Bruno Heller, Michael Patrick King, Steve Molaro, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Bill Lawrence, Bryan Cranston, David Nutter, Rob Thomas, Matt Miller, Robert Zemeckis, and more.

Since joining the studio in March of 1999, 32 of the scripted series that have been developed under his leadership have reached the 100 episode milestone, including the longest-running multi-cam comedy in history, “The Big Bang Theory,” as well as “Two and a Half Men,” “The West Wing,” “Gilmore Girls,” “Smallville,” “Gossip Girl,” “Nip/Tuck,” “Shameless,” “The Mentalist,” “Pretty Little Liars,” “Arrow,” “Mom,” “The Closer,” “Fringe,” “The Middle,” “George Lopez,” “The Flash,” “Mike & Molly,” “Person of Interest,” “Supernatural,” “Third Watch,” “The Vampire Diaries” and “One Tree Hill”.