Warner Bros.’ Channing Dungey Talks ‘Harry Potter’ TV Show Status, ‘Ted Lasso’ Future, ‘Golden Bachelorette’ Hopes and More (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Channing Dungey first joined Warner Bros. TV Group as chairman in late 2020 — right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, which made for an interesting first year on the job.
Then came the Warner Media-Discovery merger in 2022, and the restructuring that came with it. In 2023, the Hollywood strikes disrupted the business again. “It’s been a lot of tumult since I’ve been in the role,” Dungey recently reflected to Variety. “I’m hoping — and I’m knocking wood as I say this — that as we round the corner into 2024, we’re behind some of those bigger challenges.
I’m sure there will be something new on the horizon, but I’m hopeful that 2024 marks a return to business as usual.” The entertainment industry remains in flux, of course, with more disruption anticipated this year.
But in her own corner of the biz, Dungey said she feels some truly positive momentum. Warner Bros. TV Group ended 2023 with several new hits under its belt, including revitalized franchises like NBC’s “Night Court” and ABC’s “The Golden Bachelor.” The division also found success via its freshman Nkechi Okoro Carroll/Berlanti Prods.
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