Jane Wiseman Exits Paramount+ as Boss Casey Bloys Announces New Structure
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Casey Bloys has announced a new leadership structure for Paramount+ and HBO Max, with Sarah Aubrey taking charge of original programming at both platforms. Jane Wiseman is leaving Paramount+ and will help with the transition, as the merged Skydance operation moves towards aligning the services.
Glenn Whitehead will become president and COO of HBO and Paramount+, overseeing business affairs, production and operations. Other HBO leaders, including Francesca Orsi, Amy Gravitt, Nina Rosenstein, Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller, will remain in their roles. Wiseman joined Paramount+ in August 2025; she and Cindy Holland oversaw nearly 30 new series orders and 16 renewals, while Wiseman said her team greenlit more than 40 new and returning series.
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In short
- Sarah Aubrey will oversee originals at Paramount+ and HBO Max.
- Jane Wiseman is leaving and will assist with the handover.
- HBO leaders largely retain their roles in the new structure.
How this story developed
- 1 hour ago Jane Wiseman is leaving Paramount+ as Casey Bloys reshapes leadership for the combined Skydance structure. Sarah Aubrey, who leads original programming at HBO Max, will also oversee Paramount+ originals as the platforms work towards closer alignment.
- 1 hour ago Casey Bloys has announced a new leadership structure for Paramount+ and HBO Max, with Sarah Aubrey taking charge of original programming at both platforms. Jane Wiseman is leaving Paramount+ and will help with the transition, as the merged Skydance operation moves towards aligning the services.
Full account
Jane Wiseman is leaving Paramount+ as the service’s content operation is folded into a new structure led by Casey Bloys. In a staff memo on Friday, Bloys set out his reporting lines for Skydance’s streaming division. Wiseman, who joined Paramount+ in August 2025 as executive vice-president and head of originals, will not continue in the combined organisation. Bloys said she had offered to assist with the handover and praised her work alongside former Paramount+ boss Cindy Holland, who left after Bloys took charge of the service last month.
Sarah Aubrey, who leads original programming at HBO Max, will also oversee Paramount+’s original series. Her remit will include Max Originals and international programming, and she is to work with Bloys and Skydance leaders on how Paramount+ develops as the services move towards alignment. Bloys said the two platforms would need to sustain their momentum while responsibilities remain clear to the creative community. The memo does not set out a timetable for bringing them together.
Several HBO leaders are staying in place. Francesca Orsi will continue to run drama series and films, with the title of president; Amy Gravitt remains in charge of comedy, Nina Rosenstein of late-night and specials, and Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller of documentaries. Glenn Whitehead, formerly HBO and HBO Max’s business affairs and production chief, becomes president and chief operating officer for HBO and Paramount+, overseeing business affairs, production and operations across both. The appointments leave much of HBO’s existing programming structure intact while extending some executives’ responsibilities across the services.
Wiseman’s tenure at Paramount+ included commissioning series such as Discretion, starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning, and developing partnerships with producers including the Duffer Brothers and Issa Rae. One report says that, under Wiseman and Holland, the service ordered nearly 30 new series and renewed 16. Before Paramount+, Wiseman led US television at Sister and spent a decade at Netflix, where she rose to lead comedy and original series. In her own memo, she said she was proud of the team and grateful to have been part of it.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
The reports give slightly different descriptions of Aubrey’s expanded remit: one calls her head of Paramount+, Max Originals and International Programming, while the other says she will take Paramount+’s original series output under her umbrella and lead international programming.
The second report places the appointments in the context of HBO’s larger streaming footprint and argues the structure signals HBO will remain the portfolio’s marquee brand. The first focuses more on Wiseman’s departure, her record at Paramount+ and uncertainty about further staff departures.
The reports describe Wiseman’s start differently: one specifies August 2025, while the other says she joined after Skydance’s 2025 acquisition of Paramount.
Explained simply
Paramount+ and HBO Max are streaming services that commission original television programmes. Paramount+ is part of Paramount, while HBO Max carries HBO programmes; the companies are now operating under a merged Skydance structure and are aligning how the services are run.
Casey Bloys leads programming at HBO and oversees the new structure. Sarah Aubrey will lead original programming across both services, while Glenn Whitehead will oversee business affairs, production and operations. Several established HBO programming executives are staying in their roles.
Jane Wiseman joined Paramount+ in 2025 and worked with Cindy Holland on commissioning and renewing series. Her departure comes as the leadership teams are brought together, a change that may shape how programmes are developed and managed across the two services.