Apple TV Seeking Local Language Boss
Apple TV is advertising for a new Head of Local Language Scripted, a newly created London-based role that will sit within international content chief Jay Hunt's team. The hire follows the departures of international development chief Morgan Wandell, who is launching his own production company, and international scripted executive Oliver Jones, who has moved to Amazon, prompting Apple to reshuffle its international operation and expand Hunt's remit to cover all local-language original programming.
According to the LinkedIn job listing, the successful candidate will set strategy and commission content, define a comprehensive local-language scripted slate across key international markets, assess scripts for their potential as Apple series, and liaise with talent and agents while navigating regional quotas and compliance rules. Apple's international output remains modest relative to its US slate, but under Hunt it has produced hits including Slow Horses, Bad Sisters and Hijack in the UK, alongside French, Spanish and German series and a co-producing credit on Tehran. Apple's head of programming, Matt Cherniss, has meanwhile taken over oversight of Wandell's former slate.
In short
- Apple TV is hiring a London-based Head of Local Language Scripted
- Role created after Morgan Wandell and Oliver Jones left Apple
- Jay Hunt's remit expands to all international, local-language content
Explained simply
Apple TV is Apple’s subscription streaming service, and it commissions original programmes in several countries as well as in the United States. Local-language scripted programmes are dramas and comedies made primarily in languages other than English, often with stories and performers rooted in the places where they are produced.
Jay Hunt oversees Apple TV’s international content operation, which includes programmes made for audiences outside the US. Its international series include British shows such as Slow Horses and Bad Sisters, as well as productions from France, Spain and Germany. Apple’s international output is smaller than its US slate.
Streaming services compete for writers, actors and viewers around the world, while local rules can require them to invest in or carry programmes made in particular countries. A senior commissioning role can shape which stories Apple pursues in different markets and how its international programme slate develops.