Amazon MGM Studios’ Blair Fetter Restructures His Worldbuilding & Genre Series Team; Matthew King & Adrienne O’Riain Exit; Tom Lieber Expands Duties

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EXCLUSIVE: Two months after Blair Fetter joined Amazon MGM Studios as Head of Worldbuilding & Genre Series, the former Netflix executive has restructured the department, resulting in expanded responsibilities for Tom Lieber, reporting changes for some members on the team and several departures, most notably Matthew King and Adrienne O’Riain who will be leaving the company.

Fetter unveiled the changes in a company memo.

“As we look ahead, we’re evolving the Worldbuilding Series organization to operate with a flatter, more streamlined structure — one designed to enable leaders who are nimble and versatile enough to move fluidly between development and current production,” he wrote in the email, which you can read below. “This is about positioning the team to move with greater autonomy as we continue developing the ambitious, global series our audiences love.”

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