5th Season proprietor CJ ENM has a brand new scripted leader within the U.S.
Elsie Choi has joined CJ ENM The us as Head of Scripted TV, efficient instantly and can report back to the South Korean corporate’s U.S. Scripted President, Angela Killoren.
She’ll figure out of LA and concentrate on CJ ENM’s challenge to increase and bring inclusive unique collection globally. Choi would be the inventive level of touch for the corporate and its internationally-based subsidiary/associate content material studios within the U.S. Moreover, she’ll glance to evolve titles from CJ’s library for English-speaking and world audiences.
Earlier than becoming a member of, Choi was once non-writing exec manufacturer on upcoming Hulu collection Inside Chinatown, which Charles Yu is developing and twentieth Tv is generating in accordance with the 2020 novel of the similar identify. Extra lately, she was once Head of Cable/Streaming TV at Rideback, the place she was once additionally Government Director for the MRC x Rideback TV incubator.
Choi started her occupation at SVP stage at Crimson Arrow Studios (now Seven.One Studios) and The Handmaid’s Story exec Kari Skogland’s three way partnership Mad Rabbit and labored as Head of Construction for Bruce Willis’ manufacturing space Willis Brothers Movies. Previous to TV, she labored at Morgan Stanley, the place she controlled financings for cultural establishments equivalent to The Getty Heart and the American Museum of Herbal Historical past, and held exposure roles at Dreamworks Photos in New York and LA.
“This appointment displays our ongoing dedication to turning in remarkable content material that resonates with various audiences world wide,” stated Killoren. “Along with her spectacular monitor file championing underrepresented voices and tales, Elsie is a phenomenal addition to our management group.”
CJ ENM’s subsidiaries come with 5th Season, Studio Dragon and ENM Studios. It additionally owns a minority stake in Skydance, with which it has a strategic partnership, and has a co-pro pact with Paramount to create unique collection and flicks for each corporations’ streaming products and services.
