EXCLUSIVE: The Paramount Tv Studios label is making a comeback — and returning to its roots.
Skydance Media this morning introduced the highest govt staff for the mixed Paramount firm after its acquisition of Paramount International closes August 7. It contains Skydance’s Dana Goldberg who will function Co-Chair of Paramount Footage and Chair of Paramount Tv and can lead Paramount Footage and Nickelodeon Movies (with Josh Greenstein) in addition to Paramount Tv Studios.
This marks the official rebirth of Paramount TV Studios whose earlier incarnation shut down a 12 months in the past after an 11-year run. Being housed at Paramount Footage underneath Goldberg, the brand new Paramount TV Studios is a throwback to its authentic incarnation, launched in 2013 by Paramount Footage’ Brad Gray and run by Amy Powell.
Goldberg is predicted to call Skydance’s President of Tv Matt Thunell as head of Paramount TV Studios, sources inform Deadline. The newly shaped unit will soak up Skydance Tv, which produces such collection as Reacher, Cross and Basis, in addition to the beforehand merged Showtime/MTV Leisure Studios, consisting of MTV Leisure Studios, dwelling of the Taylor Sheridan universe and Darren Star’s Emily In Paris and Jez Butterworth’s MobLand, and Showtime’s manufacturing operations.
Sheridan, whose present take care of MTVE Studios goes to 2028, is predicted to be based mostly at Paramount TV Studios going ahead. Along with the expansive Yellowstone universe, he additionally has the Tulsa King franchise in addition to Mayor of Kingstown.
A former Netflix govt, Thunell was thought-about a rising star at Skydance and destined for a big function on the new Paramount. He’s considered one of two prime lieutenants of Goldberg at Skydance, together with President of Options and Sports activities Don Granger, who’re poised to serve in the identical capability at Paramount after the merger, with Thunell main TV underneath Goldberg and Granger main movie underneath Goldberg and Greenstein.
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Showtime/MTVE’s head of scripted content material Keith Cox is predicted to transition to the brand new label and proceed to work with Sheridan and Sheridan’s longtime collaborator, David Glasser, whose 101 Studios additionally produces MobLand and The Company. Years in the past, when he was at Paramount Community, Cox purchased Yellowstone within the room from the duo and has remained a major liaison for them.
A rep for Skydance declined remark.
MTVE Studios was beforehand overseen by former Paramount International co-CEO Chris McCarthy who will likely be leaving as soon as the merger is accomplished.
Within the new Paramount construction, oversight of the TV manufacturing entities are cut up between Goldberg (Paramount TV Studios) and George Cheeks, Chair of TV Media at Paramount (CBS Studios, BET Studios, Nickelodeon TV Studios and the unscripted/documentary-focused See It Now Studios). Cheeks additionally may even oversee South Park, produced by South Park Digital Studios, a three way partnership co-owned by Paramount and collection creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s Park County, as its authentic run is for Comedy Central.
The division is predicated on the kind of outlet studios’ output targets — primarily linear networks for scripted and all unscripted (Cheeks) and streaming platforms for scripted (Goldberg).
There’ll doubtless be some exceptions, CBS Studios produces the Star Trek franchise and offshoots of broadcast franchises, together with NCIS and Prison Minds, for Paramount+, whereas Sheridan has the upcoming Yellowstone spinoff, Marshals, for CBS.
The selections are anticipated to be made on a case-by-case foundation, with Goldberg and Cheeks at the moment in discussions about the place the completely different items would land.
No management modifications are anticipated at CBS Studios, which is able to stay the most important TV manufacturing entity inside Paramount, with David Stapf as its President.
The earlier incarnation of Paramount TV Studios, most not too long ago overseen by Cheeks and run by Nicole Clemens, additionally was streaming-focused. Following its August 2024 shutdown, its slate was absorbed by CBS Studios.
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On condition that it’s based mostly at Paramount Footage, the brand new Paramount TV Studios will doubtless take over any current initiatives based mostly on Paramount movie IP that had migrated from PTVS to CBS Studios. It’s unclear what occurs with present streaming collection that originated at PTVS and are actually produced by CBS Studios, together with Murderbot at Apple, which was simply renewed for a second season, and Netflix’s high-profile Little Home On the Prairie collection adaptation.
That can all be a part of the continued conversations between Goldberg and Cheeks.
