MRC Television Taps Starzs Ken Segna As Head Of Development

MRC Television Taps Starzs Ken Segna As Head Of Development

EXCLUSIVE: Starzs SVP Original Programming Ken Segna has left the pay cable network to join MRC Tele..

EXCLUSIVE: Starzs SVP Original Programming Ken Segna has left the pay cable network to join MRC Television as EVP and Head of Development. Reporting to President Elise Henderson, he will shepherd the indie studios slate of development, working closely with creators and producers.

This marks the highest-profile hire to date for UCPs Elise Henderson since she joined MRC as President of Television in April. She has been building up her team by bringing in several other executives, most notably Mary-Claire Manley who joined as a VP from UCP. Segnas appointment follows the recent departure of Peter Johnson as MRC President of Television development.

“Ken has amazing relationships, impeccable taste, and a knack for discovering and shaping compelling and entertaining stories,” said Henderson. “Were thrilled to have him join MRC Television to lead development efforts as we continue to grow.”

MRCs TV series portfolio includes Ozark on Netflix and the upcoming The Great for Hulu, written by Tony McNamara and starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, and The Outsider for HBO, starring Ben Mendelsohn, with Jason Bateman directing and executive producing. The studio also has Amazon Prime Video pilot The Dark Tower, which recently wrapped production.

Segna is coming off a nine-year stint at Starz, which he joined as an executive assistant in 2010, rising through the ranks to manager, director, VP and most recently SVP of Original Programming, a position he held for the past four years. There, Segna led development and current on such original series as MRCs Counterpart Read More – Source

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