Former Netflix executive Channing Dungey will take over as chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group.
What We Know:
- Dungey will succeed Peter Roth, who stepped down from the studio on Friday after 22 years. She previously left her position as VP of Original Content and head of drama at Netflix just over a week ago.
- This news follows the departure of WBTV President Susan Rovner. Rovner was widely considered to be Roth’s successor to become chairman, but left to join Entertainment Content for NBCUniversal’s TV and streaming unit.
- Dungey’s division is now part of WarnerMedia’s Studios and Networks Group, which oversees WB Pictures Group, HBO, DC, Cartoon Network, TBS, TNT, and TruTV.
- Dungey spent nearly two years at Netflix and brought on several original series including Octavia Spencer’s Self Made: Inspired By The Life of Madam CJ Walker and Darren Starr’s Emily in Paris. She was also responsible for deals that brought highly sought-after talent to Netflix such as Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Regina King, and Shonda Rhimes.
“This is a homecoming of sorts for Channing, who was a production executive at Warner Bros. early in her career, and we’re excited to have her rejoin the studio. Channing is one of the most talented, visionary, creative and respected executives working in television today. She has impeccable taste, a breadth of experience covering all platforms and genres, incredible relationships across the creative community and a keen sense of what’s next and how best to get it to audiences.” – Ann Sarnoff, Chair and CEO of WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group
Prior to Netflix, Dungey was president of ABC Entertainment. She was the first Black executive to run a Big Four network entertainment division and she oversaw series like The Good Doctor and Scandal.
