President Appointed at Working Title Television U.S.

LONDON: Emmy-nominated producer Andrew Stearn has been named president of U.S. operations at Working Title Television, a joint venture between NBCUniversal International Studios and co-chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.

Based in Los Angeles, Stearn will establish a pipeline of high-end scripted drama. He will collaborate with Bevan and Fellner, as well as Liza Chasin, the president of U.S. production; JoAnn Alfano, the executive VP of scripted programming; and Michael Edelstein, the president of NBCUniversal International Studios. Stearn will work with a variety of writers, producers and directors, occasionally co-producing with broadcasters on both sides of the Atlantic. He is responsible for attracting and developing projects for Working Title Television U.S. that will be sold through NBCUniversal International Distribution.

Stearn served as an executive producer for Shameless and a producer on The West Wing and Third Watch. He is an exec producer on the pilot for Animal Kingdom, which is currently in production for TNT. He also executive produced Southland. In addition, Stearn worked with John Wells on developing such projects as Citizen Baines and Presidio Med. He also produced the action drama Jonny Zero.

Bevan and Fellner commented: "We are delighted that Andrew is joining Working Title TV. With his wealth of experience, he is perfectly placed to advance our label's potential in television production. We look forward to working with him."

Edelstein said: "Andrew brings to Working Title Television over twenty years' experience as an award-winning visionary producer. He is also a skilled executive who commands an encyclopedic knowledge of the TV business, with strong and established relationships with writers. I look forward to working with Andrew in taking Working Title Television to even greater levels of success."

Stearn added: "I am thrilled to be joining such a well-established and recognized production company. And I hope my collaboration with Working Title is as long and prosperous as my time with John Wells."