EXCLUSIVE: Rising government Maureen Shepard has moved from the vendor’s aspect of the enterprise to the client’s, becoming a member of Netflix as a Director on the Studio Scripted Collection staff.
Shepard started work on the firm this week, reporting to Nne Ebong, Vice President, Netflix Studio Scripted Collection. She joins following almost six years at Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap, the place she most not too long ago served as VP of Tv. Throughout her time there, she labored carefully with Netflix on critically acclaimed collection together with Sirens — the darkish cult-themed comedy, starring Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock, and Julianne Moore, which premiered in Could — and the Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Maid, an adaptation of the memoir by Stephanie Land, which starred Margaret Qualley. So, the transition will probably be an natural one for Shepard.
“It has been an unbelievable honor and privilege to work alongside Margot, Tom, Josey, Dani and the extraordinary staff at LuckyChap,” Shepard informed Deadline. “Their generosity, creativity, and perception within the energy of artists have formed me in numerous methods, and I’m deeply grateful for the journey we’ve shared over the previous six years. My gratitude is immense, and I expect to find methods to proceed our collaboration on this subsequent chapter.”
Shepard added that she’s “past excited to be becoming a member of the exceptional staff at Netflix, below the visionary management of Bela, Peter, Jinny, and Nne. I’m thrilled to affix them of their steadfast dedication to programming that shapes tradition, challenges conventions, and resonates with audiences world wide.”
Throughout her time as VP of Tv at LuckyChap, Shepard supervised improvement and manufacturing of scripted tv initiatives together with Maid, Dollface and Sirens, the place she served as producer. Previous to becoming a member of the corporate in 2019, she served because the artistic government for Giovanni Ribisi, engaged on Amazon’s Sneaky Pete.
