Amy Hartwick Exits As ABC Studios Head Of Comedy
EXCLUSIVE: Amy Hartwick is stepping down as SVP, Creative Development, ABC Studios where she has ove..
EXCLUSIVE: Amy Hartwick is stepping down as SVP, Creative Development, ABC Studios where she has overseen comedy development since June 2011.
Hartwick is the third top ABC Studios executive to depart the studio, now part of Disney TV Studios. Under a major reorganization announced this morning, ABC Studios president Patrick Moran and the studios EVP Business Operations Howard Davine stepped down and will be replaced by two senior 20th Century Fox TV executives, Jonnie Davis and Josh Sussman, respectively.
There is no immediate replacement for Hartwick, whose exit is not believed to be part of a major executive overhaul by new ABC Studios President Davis. There arent any other immediate changes in the ranks at the studio planned, I hear.
Hartwick, who has a long track record in comedy development, was one of Morans first hires and has been among his closest associates at the studio. She oversaw the development and growth of the black-ish franchise, which includes the award-winning original series, heading into its sixth season on ABC, breakout spinoff series grown-ish, which is going to Season 3 on Freeform and the buzzy prequel mixed-ish, which will join black-ish on the ABC schedule next season.
Other comedy series Hartwick shepherded at ABC Studios/ABC Signature include American Housewife, renewed for a fourth season by ABC, and the upcoming Dollface, starring Kat Dennings, on Hulu. She also oversaw the Four Dads comedy pilot in consideration at Disney+.
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