{"id":130139,"date":"2022-11-07T17:58:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T17:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=130139"},"modified":"2022-11-07T17:58:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T17:58:06","slug":"amazon-studios-vernon-sanders-sets-new-original-content-executive-structure-with-teams-led-by-laura-lancaster-nick-pepper-lauren-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/amazon-studios-vernon-sanders-sets-new-original-content-executive-structure-with-teams-led-by-laura-lancaster-nick-pepper-lauren-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Studios’ Vernon Sanders Sets New Original Content Executive Structure With Teams Led By Laura Lancaster, Nick Pepper & Lauren Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"

EXCLUSIVE:<\/strong> The new structure of Amazon Studios’ US\/Global content operations under Head of Television Vernon Sanders is coming into focus. It involves the creation of three creative development teams shepherding programming across SVOD, AVOD and FAST channels. They will be led by Laura Lancaster<\/strong>, Nick Pepper<\/strong> and Lauren Anderson<\/strong> who all are adding new responsibilities while reporting to Sanders, as well as the split of developing scripted content for Prime Video into projects produced solely by Amazon Studios and those coming from outside studios as co-productions.<\/p>\n

Lancaster<\/strong>, most recently Head Of Series, will take on an expanded role as Head of US SVOD TV Development and Series – Co-Productions. She will oversee all co-production original content in partnership with outside studios and will continue to lead the series team that oversees the streamer’s current shows through their life cycle.<\/p>\n

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Pepper,<\/strong> most recently head of Creative Content, will take on new responsibilities as Head of US SVOD TV Development and Series – Wholly Owned, overseeing all Amazon Studios internal development of whole owned original SVOD TV content. His team also will continue to focus on securing big, global IP. <\/p>\n

Anderson<\/strong>, Head of AVOD Programming and Studios Unscripted across US Prime Video and Amazon Freevee, will add an oversight of areas Amazon Studios has been looking to ramp up, YA, Faith, and Family. She and her team will continue to manage originals development and content acquisition for Freevee as well as lead studios-based 1P and exclusive programming for Amazon’s FAST\/Linear business. She also oversees the development of all unscripted content for Amazon Studios for Prime Video, Freevee, and FAST\/Linear.<\/p>\n

Lancaster’s team includes Head of Genre Development Jon Wax<\/strong>, Kara Smith<\/strong>, most recently Amazon Studios’ Head of Drama, and Andy Bourne<\/strong>. Pepper’s direct reports include Head of Comedy Ryan Andolina<\/strong>, Matt King<\/strong> and Melissa Wolfe<\/strong>, previously Head Of Animation and Family. Anderson’s team is led by Traci Blackwell<\/strong>, and Freevee veteran Christel Miller<\/strong>. These executives’ responsibilities also are changing. <\/p>\n

The restructuring represents Sanders’ putting his stamp as solo Head of TV, a position he took on last October when Albert Cheng became a full-time COO. It comes on the heels of Marc Resteghini stepping down as US\/Global Head of Development, segueing into a producing deal with Amazon Studios. As Deadline reported at the time, Pepper and Lancaster were expected to divvy up Resteghini’s responsibilities. <\/p>\n

Vernon laid out the new structure in a company email, a copy of which was obtained by Deadline. (You can read it at the bottom of the story.)<\/p>\n

As Lancaster, Pepper and Anderson are joined by senior executives on their teams, here are details about these executives’ new responsibilities. (The trio also are keeping team members in the areas they continue to oversee.)<\/p>\n