4 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon has recovered its caller unscripted chief.
The streamer has named erstwhile Netflix exec Jenny Levy arsenic Head of Unscripted and Documentary Television. It comes aft former unscripted main Lauren Anderson moved to a new, brand-funded domiciled past year.
Levy has spent nan past 18 months arsenic President of Vanderpump Rules shaper 32 Flavors. She originates nan caller domiciled later this month.
The move doesn’t travel arsenic a astonishment arsenic Levy has been nan odds-on favourite to subordinate her erstwhile Netflix workfellow Peter Friedlander, who took complete arsenic caput of world TV from Vernon Sanders past year.
She will besides beryllium successful complaint of MGM Alternative, which now reports to Friedlander aft it moved nether Amazon MGM Studios. This division, which was antecedently tally by Barry Poznick, produces bid including The Voice and Survivor and operates accumulation companies including The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills shaper Evolution Media and On Patrol: Live producer Big Fish Entertainment
Levy was portion of nan Netflix squad down unscripted smash Love Is Blind and she will beryllium tasked pinch uncovering akin occurrence astatine Amazon, which has struggled to specify its unscripted strategy successful caller years.
She near Netflix successful January 2024, wherever she was VP, Unscripted. She was pinch Netflix since 2017, having joined arsenic Director of Unscripted Originals from NBCUniversal’s Bravo, wherever she had spent 9 years. She was nan company’s unscripted main Brandon Riegg’s first prosecute aft he joined nan institution astatine nan extremity of 2016 and was besides down bid specified arsenic Queer Eye, Nailed It!, and The Ultimatum.
In a statement to staff, Friedlander said having a “single threaded leader for this captious portion of our business is crucial” (read afloat statement below).
Peter Friedlander Note:
Dear Team,
As we caput into 2026, I americium pleased to stock nan news that Jenn Levy will subordinate Amazon MGM Studios arsenic Head of Unscripted and Documentary Television, reporting to me. In this caller role, Jenn will oversee nan entirety of our efforts successful nan unscripted space, pinch our Amazon MGM Unscripted, MGM Alternative, Big Fish Entertainment and Evolution Media teams each reporting up to her. Her remit will see some activity of our improvement and accumulation for Prime Video, arsenic good arsenic nan shepherding and trading of projects to 3rd parties.
Having a azygous threaded leader for this captious portion of our business is important – and bringing connected personification of Jenn’s caliber to capable nan occupation makes our early that overmuch brighter. Jenn has played a activity domiciled successful shows that person resonated acold beyond nan unscripted genre and crossed into world arena territory – Love is Blind, The Real Housewives, Vanderpump Rules, Queer Eye, Top Chef, and Below Deck, conscionable to sanction a few. Jenn joins america from starring unscripted accumulation institution 32 Flavors, wherever she served arsenic President. Prior to that, she was SVP astatine Bravo, and past went connected to Netflix, wherever she was 1 of nan early leaders who helped build nan company’s unscripted inaugural and co-led nan squad for respective years. Jenn will beryllium based present successful Culver City and her first time is January 20.
Please subordinate maine successful welcoming Jenn Levy to Amazon!
