Brent Lang Named Editor-in-Chief of IndieWire
Brent Lang, Variety’s executive editor, has been appointed editor-in-chief of IndieWire, taking up the role on 17 August. The move places an experienced Hollywood journalist at the head of a major entertainment publication during a period of significant change for media and the film industry.
Lang will be based in New York and report to PMC senior vice-president Jerry Ruiz. He joined Variety in 2014 and previously worked at TheWrap; in 2024, the Los Angeles Press Club named him entertainment journalist of the year. He succeeds Dana Harris-Bridson, who led IndieWire editorially for 15 years.
In short
- Brent Lang becomes IndieWire editor-in-chief on 17 August.
- He joins from Variety, where he was executive editor.
- Dana Harris-Bridson leaves after 15 years of editorial leadership.
Explained simply
IndieWire is an entertainment news publication that covers film and television, including the people and businesses behind them. It is part of Penske Media Corporation, a media company that also owns Variety.
Brent Lang has worked as a Hollywood journalist at Variety and TheWrap. He is taking over from Dana Harris-Bridson, who led IndieWire for 15 years. The editor-in-chief oversees the publication’s newsroom and editorial direction, shaping how it covers an industry changing in response to shifts in film, television and media.