Lauren Stein Upped To Head Of Creative At Sony Pictures TV

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Sony Pictures Television Studios’ head of drama Lauren Stein has been elevated to Head of Creative. In the newly created role, drama and comedy development, TriStar Television, international co-productions, and current programming on series in their first year of production will be under Stein’s purview.

Stein will continue to report to Sony Pictures Television Studios President Katherine Pope. “Lauren leads with her passion, her taste, her drive and her gift for collaboration,” Pope said. “She has been instrumental in discovering and developing some of the studio’s biggest drama series and is always looking for material to keep SPT ahead of the curve.

I know we all count on her partnership and mentorship and are cheering her on in this new role.” As EVP of Drama Development, a position Stein has held since 2017, she has overseen SPT’s drama team, and has been instrumental in the development and production of hits such as The Boys, The Good Doctor, The Night Agent, Goosebumps and The Wheel of Time, which were recently joined by The Night Agent, which ranks sixth on Netflix’s All-Time Top 10 list and reached the #1 spot in 87 countries, and Goosebumps, which became Disney Branded Television’s most-watched season premiere of the year.

Stein also developed upcoming series Obliterated at Netflix, Dark Matter at Apple and the new Vince Gilligan series at Apple.