{"id":19660,"date":"2023-11-28T08:50:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T13:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T11:30:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T16:30:11","slug":"universal-televisions-erin-underhill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/universal-televisions-erin-underhill\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview: Universal Television\u2019s Erin Underhill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, currently produces more than 40 comedies and dramas that run on broadcast, cable and streaming platforms, from the Dick Wolf franchises\u00a0<em>Law &amp; Order<\/em>,\u00a0<em>One Chicago<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>FBI<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0<em>The Equalizer<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Quantum Leap<\/em>. Erin Underhill, the president of Universal Television, is responsible for all of the studio\u2019s activities, including creative affairs, casting and production. She talks to\u00a0<em>TV Drama Weekly<\/em>\u00a0about offering culturally relevant series to a wide range of outlets, all the while building the library, which is crucial to the studio\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 690px;\">\r\n \t                <div style=\"padding-top: 56.2504%;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<video data-video-id=\"6341859897112\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-account=\"1120308147\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-player=\"default\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed=\"default\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-application-id \r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"video-js\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrols=\"\"\r\n                    loop autoplay\r\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/div><\/video>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1120308147\/default_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy vision for producing programming at Universal are shows that have broad appeal, are culturally relevant and resonate and entertain a global audience because we are entertaining a global audience with our TV shows, whether they\u2019re on linear or nonlinear,\u201d said Underhill. \u201cThe vision is to continue to work with the best creators out there and tell diverse, compelling stories for a global audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erin Underhill, president of Universal Television, talks to\u00a0World Screen Newsflash about offering culturally relevant series to a wide range of outlets, all the while building the library, which is crucial to the studio\u2019s future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":289,"featured_media":19661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[6345,226],"class_list":["post-19660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-erin-underhill","tag-universal-television","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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