Changes are on the horizon for ABC and Hulu, and it’s all thanks to Disney. Variety reports that the Walt Disney Company will be reorganizing some of its television operations, with ABC and Hulu’s scripted drama and comedy teams combining. ABC Signature, the studio behind major shows such as Home Improvement, Boy Meets World, Monk, Scrubs, Lost, Castle, Scandal, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds, and many, many more, will shut down operations as a standalone studio. It will combine with 20th Television under the latter’s president, Karey Burke.
ABC Signature head Tracy Underwood will exit due to the reorganization but is set to have an overall producing deal at 20th. News comes after Simran Sethi was promoted to President of Scripted Programming of Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment and will run the combined teams. Additionally, executive VP of business affairs and operations at ABC Signature Josh Sussman was
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