Oliver Jones is departing Apple TV after six years to affix Amazon MGM Studios as senior commissioner for U.Ok. scripted, based on an inner e mail despatched by Nicole Clemens, the studio’s VP and head of worldwide originals, to her groups.
Jones will work carefully with Clemens on the commissioning of recent U.Ok. scripted collection and is ready to start in Could.
Jones relocates from Los Angeles again to London for the place, the place he’ll spearhead commissioning of recent U.Ok. scripted collection. Current scripted commissioners Gemma Brandler and Punit Mattoo will report back to him.
“Oliver is a seasoned scripted govt with a confirmed observe document in growing premium worldwide content material,” Clemens wrote within the e mail. “This appointment underscores our continued funding in world-class U.Ok. scripted programming as we broaden our slate for U.Ok. and world audiences.”
At Apple, Jones served most not too long ago as senior inventive govt for worldwide scripted tv, a job during which he formed the streamer’s worldwide originals technique from its early phases and guided initiatives throughout growth, manufacturing, and world launch. His credit embrace “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” starring Kurt Russell, which delivered a record-breaking Apple TV premiere in November 2023; “Masters of the Air,” the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks World Struggle II collection starring Austin Butler, which topped the platform’s charts following its January 2024 debut; and Alfonso Cuarón’s “Disclaimer,” starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline. His most up-to-date challenge in manufacturing is “Berlin Noir,” written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Peter Straughan and starring Colin Firth, Jack Lowden and Jessica Gunning. Earlier credit embrace “Tehran,” winner of the 2021 Worldwide Emmy for greatest drama, and “Sunny” (A24).
Previous to Apple, Jones held senior positions at Fremantle, the place he labored on “The Mosquito Coast,” “Fellow Vacationers” and “American Gods.” He additionally frolicked at The Weinstein Firm, the place he oversaw Taylor Sheridan’s “Yellowstone,” and at Think about Tv on “Empire.”
The rent comes as Amazon MGM Studios accelerates its U.Ok. scripted push. In her be aware to workers, Clemens pointed to latest launches together with “The Girlfriend,” starring Robin Wright; “Steal,” starring Sophie Turner; “Harlan Coben’s Lazarus”; and Riz Ahmed’s “Bait,” describing them as “fan favourite and style defying collection which have delighted prospects not simply within the U.Ok., however globally.” The studio has additionally not too long ago greenlit “Soiled,” an authentic police thriller from author Matt Charman, and an adaptation of Chloe Walsh’s BookTok novel “Boys of Tommen.”
“It has been a privilege to work alongside my good colleagues at Apple TV for the previous six years, and to collaborate with the outstanding artists I used to be fortunate sufficient to work with,” Jones stated. “It’s at all times a tricky choice to go away a job I really like, however the time is correct to return again dwelling and begin a brand new journey. Amazon MGM Studios’ dedication and momentum in telling formidable, provocative, premium tales, along with the size of their elevated funding within the U.Ok., means it couldn’t be a extra thrilling second to be becoming a member of Nicole and her phenomenal workforce.”
