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EXCLUSIVE: Amy Hartwick is stepping down as SVP, Creative Development, ABC Studios where she has overseen comedy development since June 2011. Hartwick is the third top ABC Studios executive to depart the studio, now part of Disney TV Studios. Under a major reorganization announced this morning, ABC…

Four months after Disney's $71.3 billion acquisition of key Fox assets was completed, changes are coming to the combined TV production operation Disney Television Studios. Exiting are ABC Studios president Patrick Moran and the studio’s EVP Business Operations Howard Davine. They will be replaced by two senior 20th…

EXCLUSIVE: James Griffiths, who has emerged as an MVP director on ABC Studios’ roster, is staying put at the studio, which has extended his overall deal for an additional two years. Under the new pact, Griffiths, who has been at ABC Studios since 2015, will be exclusive across all Disney platforms/networks. The…

Emergence's move from NBC to ABC happened due to "incredible diplomacy" between the two companies, according to ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke, something she added would not have happened ten years ago. The drama, which stars Allison Tollman as a sheriff taking in a young girl, moved from being piloted at NBC…

EXCLUSIVE: Seasoned producer Randall Winston has signed a two-year overall deal at ABC Studios, part of Disney Television Studios.. Under the pact, he will continue in his roles on two upcoming ABC Studios/ABC Signature series — he serves as an executive producer on ABC’s black-ish prequel series mixed-ish, focused on…

Former Working Title Television U.S. and John Wells Productions president Andrew Stearn is launching his own production company, Andrew Stearn Productions. It will be based at ABC Studios, a division of Disney Television Studios, with an overall deal. Stearn is coming off a three-year stint as president of Working…

Adam F. Goldberg, creator of ABC comedy series The Goldbergs and co-creator of spinoff series Schooled, is moving to ABC Studios from his longtime studio home at Sony Pictures TV with a big four-year overall deal. Under the pact, which had been in the works for months, Goldberg will continue as executive producer on…

ABC Studios has struck a multi-year overall deal with 2 Dope Queens co-creator Phoebe Robinson. Under the pact, the writer, stand-up comedian and actress will develop, write and act in new projects across multiple platforms for the studio. It marks the latest overall deal for the studio, which has in recent weeks…

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-producer Jason Richman is extending his relationship with ABC Studios, signing a new, multi-year overall deal with the studio. Under the pact, Richman will continue to work on his current ABC Studios projects as well as develop new ones for broadcast, cable, and streaming services. Richman is behind…

EXCLUSIVE: Raven Metzner, who most recently served as executive producer/showrunner on the second season of Netflix’s Iron Fist, is staying in business with the studio behind the Marvel drama. Metzner has signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios. Under the pact, he will develop new projects for broadcast, cable…

Stacy McKee, creator of Station 19, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy spinoff, has decided to exit the firefighter-themed drama series as showrunner, Deadline has confirmed. McKee’s deal with ABC Studios had expired, and after working underneath the Shondaland umbrella for more than 15 years, McKee decided she would take the…

EXCLUSIVE: John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius’ Get Lifted Film Co. has signed an exclusive three-year overall deal with ABC Studios. The company is moving from Sony Pictures TV, where it was previously under a first-look deal. Under the pact, the company will work exclusively with ABC Studios in scripted…