A+E Studios, the company behind Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer, is staffing up.
The studio arm of the cable group has hired Jessie Abbott as VP, Creative Affairs.
Abbott was previously VP, Current & Development at Kapital, where she oversaw series such as Hulu’s Black Cake, Starz’s Shining Vale, ABC’s Women of the Movement, Fox’s Pivoting, ABC’s A Million Little Things and CBS’ The Unicorn (CBS). She left Aaron Kaplan’s company last December.
In the new role, she reports to A+E Studios’ Co-Head and Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs Tana Jamieson.
In addition to The Lincoln Lawyer, A+E Studios, was behind AMC’s Parish and Netflix’s You, which began at Lifetime. The company was also developing multi-camera comedy Sisters-in-Law with former The New Adventures of Old Christine executive producers Sherry Bilsing Graham and Ellen Kreamer at ABC, and a series adaptation of Emma Rosenblum’s book Bad Summer People, with Sarah Michelle Gellar attached to star.
Abbott spent nearly a decade at Kapital, after starting her career as an assistant in the Television Literary department at The Gersh. She joined A+E Studios last month.
“Jessie’s track record of championing distinctive voices and delivering compelling, high-quality programming speaks for itself,” said Jamieson. “Her ability to nurture projects from inception to premiere, coupled with her deep industry relationships, will be an invaluable asset to our growing slate. We are thrilled to welcome her to the team.”
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