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Robin Schwartz Joins Liz Garbus & Dan Cogan’s Story Syndicate As Head Of Scripted; Company Re-Ups Tomorrow Studios Deal
Robin Schwartz has joined Story Syndicate, the production company run by Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan, as Head of Scripted, taking charge of all scripted development and production. Her appointment coincides with the company renewing its first-look television deal with Tomorrow Studios, the ITV Studios-backed venture led by Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements, reinforcing Story Syndicate's push to build on its recent scripted output alongside its established documentary work.
Schwartz, a veteran television executive, was most recently President of Television at FilmNation and previously led the TV divisions of Regency and Big Beach, as well as running her own Working Bird banner under Tomorrow Studios. She succeeds Nellie Reed, who has departed to launch Short Stack Productions with an overall deal at A24. Schwartz will be based in Los Angeles, overseeing executive Carolyn Daucher, and joins a slate that includes Netflix's straight-to-series drama So Far Gone, a Claus von Bülow limited series at Apple TV written by Jack Thorne, and an HBO Max police procedural inspired by Geraldine Hart.
In short
- Robin Schwartz named Head of Scripted at Story Syndicate
- Story Syndicate renews first-look TV deal with Tomorrow Studios
- Schwartz succeeds Nellie Reed, who exited for A24 deal
Explained simply
Story Syndicate is a television production company founded by filmmakers Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan. The company has become known for documentary programmes on streaming services, but is now expanding into scripted television – fictional drama series.
Robin Schwartz is an experienced television executive who has spent her career at major production studios and companies. She has joined Story Syndicate as Head of Scripted, leading the company's expansion into fictional drama production.
Story Syndicate's expansion into scripted television is supported by its partnership with Tomorrow Studios, a company that finances and distributes television projects. The renewal of this partnership signals that Story Syndicate has the financial backing and strategic support to develop scripted drama alongside its established documentary work.
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