Lionsgate TV’s Gary Goodman has signed a new multi-year deal to continue in his role as exec VP of worldwide production. He’ll continue to oversee production on the studio’s slate of scripted series as well as East Coast television production facilities in Yonkers, N.Y., Atlanta and a new site opening soon in Newark, N.J.
In his 17 years at Lionsgate, Goodman has worked on series including “Mad Men,” “Orange is the New Black,” “Weeds,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Nashville” and “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” among others. He has also led production for multiple installments of the “Power”franchise and“BMF”for Starz, along with“Ghosts” for CBS, “Mythic Quest,”“Acapulco” and“Manhunt”for Apple TV+ and the recent John Wick prequel“The Continental” for Peacock and Amazon Prime.
“Gary’s production leadership has been a vital part of our success for nearly 20 years, successfully guiding us through the pandemic and last year’s double strikes with minimum interruption and down time,” said Lionsgate Television Group chair/chief creative officer Kevin Beggs and vice chairman Sandra Stern in a joint statement. “He has been a key driver in expanding our production footprint with new studio facilities and will continue to be a valuable member of our television leadership team and a source of innovative production expertise moving forward.”
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Goodman is also currently leading production on NBC’s Jon Cryer comedy “Extended Family,” the Seth Rogen half-hour comedy “The Studio” for Apple TV+, and both “The Hunting Wives” and “Spartacus” for Starz.
