Sony television executive Kathryn Busby has been named Evp of TriStar Television. She will lead the TV label, reporting to Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter, co-presidents of Sony Pictures Television Studios.
Busby fills a void left by the October departure of TriStar head Hannah Minghella to become head of film of film of J.J. ABrams’ Bad Robot. For the last nine months of her 14-year Sony tenure, Minghella had a dual role as President of TriStar Pictures and TriStar Television, adding TriStar TV duties in January 2019.
At the time of her exit, TriStar Evp Nicole Brown was named as her replacement at the Sony label, supervising TriStar’s film operations, while Parnell and Clodfelter took over running TriStar TV until a replacement was found.
Most recently, Busby was Svp of Development at Spt’s boutique production unit for lower-cost TV series Gemstone Studios, headed by Marie Jacobson. At the unit,...
Busby fills a void left by the October departure of TriStar head Hannah Minghella to become head of film of film of J.J. ABrams’ Bad Robot. For the last nine months of her 14-year Sony tenure, Minghella had a dual role as President of TriStar Pictures and TriStar Television, adding TriStar TV duties in January 2019.
At the time of her exit, TriStar Evp Nicole Brown was named as her replacement at the Sony label, supervising TriStar’s film operations, while Parnell and Clodfelter took over running TriStar TV until a replacement was found.
Most recently, Busby was Svp of Development at Spt’s boutique production unit for lower-cost TV series Gemstone Studios, headed by Marie Jacobson. At the unit,...
- 1/9/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
As J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot yesterday announced the hire of TriStar head Hannah Minghella as head of film, TriStar Evp Nicole Brown was named as her replacement at the Sony label, supervising TriStar’s film development and production activities.
However, for the past nine months of her 14-year Sony tenure, Minghella had a dual role as President of TriStar Pictures and TriStar Television as she added oversight of TriStar TV in January, reporting to Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group boss Tom Rothman on the film side and to Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter, co-presidents of Sony Pictures Television, for TV.
The head of TriStar TV position is now vacant. I hear Sony plans to keep TriStar Television, with Parnell and Clodfelter running the division until they name a replacement.
After being dormant for more than a decade, the TriStar Television brand was revived in 2015 as a boutique production unit within...
However, for the past nine months of her 14-year Sony tenure, Minghella had a dual role as President of TriStar Pictures and TriStar Television as she added oversight of TriStar TV in January, reporting to Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group boss Tom Rothman on the film side and to Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter, co-presidents of Sony Pictures Television, for TV.
The head of TriStar TV position is now vacant. I hear Sony plans to keep TriStar Television, with Parnell and Clodfelter running the division until they name a replacement.
After being dormant for more than a decade, the TriStar Television brand was revived in 2015 as a boutique production unit within...
- 10/19/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Bad Robot has hired TriStar Pictures and TriStar Television president Hannah Minghella as Head of Motion Pictures. In the new role she will steer the film division of JJ Abrams’ company, and she will work in partnership with chairman and CEO Abrams and co-ceo Katie McGrath, to whom she will report.
The move, which just broke, comes just more than a month after Bad Robot closed a five-year mega-deal to keep its TV business and move its film business under the WarnerMedia umbrella. The wide-ranging pact, which runs through 2024, includes games and digital content. On the movie side, it also means the company will be developing original theatrical films for the divisions of the Warner Bros. Pictures Group including Warner Bros and New Line Cinema. Those relationships will now be a key focus for Minghella.
“It is, essentially, a dream come true to welcome Hannah to Bad Robot,” Abrams said in a release Thursday.
The move, which just broke, comes just more than a month after Bad Robot closed a five-year mega-deal to keep its TV business and move its film business under the WarnerMedia umbrella. The wide-ranging pact, which runs through 2024, includes games and digital content. On the movie side, it also means the company will be developing original theatrical films for the divisions of the Warner Bros. Pictures Group including Warner Bros and New Line Cinema. Those relationships will now be a key focus for Minghella.
“It is, essentially, a dream come true to welcome Hannah to Bad Robot,” Abrams said in a release Thursday.
- 10/17/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Like its protagonist, “On Becoming a God in Central Florida” is something of an underdog.
The journey to bring it to the public was one full of ups and downs. Originally developed for AMC, the show ended up sold to YouTube Premium. During the process, head of TriStar Television Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, who was instrumental in developing the show, unexpectedly passed away (in March 2018), while series star and executive producer Kirsten Dunst got pregnant and had her son (in May 2018). There were murmurings that it would launch on YouTube earlier this year, but it never materialized there, and then in June, Showtime announced it had acquired the 10-episode one-hour series. From there, it was a fast turn-around to get the show ready to launch on the premium cabler in August. Although the show has a linear premiere date of Aug. 25, true to form for the network, it dropped the first...
The journey to bring it to the public was one full of ups and downs. Originally developed for AMC, the show ended up sold to YouTube Premium. During the process, head of TriStar Television Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, who was instrumental in developing the show, unexpectedly passed away (in March 2018), while series star and executive producer Kirsten Dunst got pregnant and had her son (in May 2018). There were murmurings that it would launch on YouTube earlier this year, but it never materialized there, and then in June, Showtime announced it had acquired the 10-episode one-hour series. From there, it was a fast turn-around to get the show ready to launch on the premium cabler in August. Although the show has a linear premiere date of Aug. 25, true to form for the network, it dropped the first...
- 8/23/2019
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
The Kirsten Dunst-led dark comedy series “On Becoming a God in Central Florida” is moving to its third network home.
The one-hour series has been acquired by Showtime after it had previously been ordered to series at YouTube Premium while having first been in development at AMC. The nine-episode first season is set to debut on Aug. 25 at 10 p.m. Et on Showtime.
The series stars Dunst, Théodore Pellerin, Beth Ditto, Mel Rodriguez, and Ted Levine. Robert Funke and Matt Lutsky created and executive produce the series. George Clooney and Grant Heslov also executive produce under their Smokehouse Pictures banner along with Dunst, Charlie McDowell, and Esta Spalding. Spalding also serves as showrunner while McDowell directed the pilot. Sony’s TriStar TV will produce.
The series was a passion project for the late Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, who was the head of TriStar TV at the time of her death last March.
The one-hour series has been acquired by Showtime after it had previously been ordered to series at YouTube Premium while having first been in development at AMC. The nine-episode first season is set to debut on Aug. 25 at 10 p.m. Et on Showtime.
The series stars Dunst, Théodore Pellerin, Beth Ditto, Mel Rodriguez, and Ted Levine. Robert Funke and Matt Lutsky created and executive produce the series. George Clooney and Grant Heslov also executive produce under their Smokehouse Pictures banner along with Dunst, Charlie McDowell, and Esta Spalding. Spalding also serves as showrunner while McDowell directed the pilot. Sony’s TriStar TV will produce.
The series was a passion project for the late Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, who was the head of TriStar TV at the time of her death last March.
- 6/17/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime has picked up On Becoming A God in Central Florida, a one-hour dark comedy series starring Kirsten Dunst. The project, from George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures and Sony’s TriStar Television, was ordered to series last year by YouTube to debut this year.
Sony TV started conversations about moving the show elsewhere earlier this year, following the Google-owned company’s programming shift that involves making all original series, originally earmarked for Svod platform YouTube Red/Premium, available as Avod offerings, as well as putting a pin in all new scripted development. According to sources, YouTube and Sony TV were not able to negotiate an Avod deal for On Becoming a God in Central Florida. YouTube Originals’ brass, who are said to be proud of the show, then worked closely with Sony TV to find a new home for it. Sony TV also has hit Cobra Kai at YouTube,...
Sony TV started conversations about moving the show elsewhere earlier this year, following the Google-owned company’s programming shift that involves making all original series, originally earmarked for Svod platform YouTube Red/Premium, available as Avod offerings, as well as putting a pin in all new scripted development. According to sources, YouTube and Sony TV were not able to negotiate an Avod deal for On Becoming a God in Central Florida. YouTube Originals’ brass, who are said to be proud of the show, then worked closely with Sony TV to find a new home for it. Sony TV also has hit Cobra Kai at YouTube,...
- 6/17/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Today is the first International Women’s Day without Suzanne Patmore Gibbs who died suddenly on March 29, 2018 at age 50. To commemorate it, the family and friends of the respected veteran TV executives are raising money for a scholarship fund established in conjunction with Girls Inc. National Scholarship process to provide a $20,000 to a college-bound young woman every year.
The inaugural Suzanne Patmore Gibbs Courage Scholarship will be awarded to one young woman, who according to the organization, “has demonstrated the courage to dream big and has a character consistent with that of Suzanne Patmore Gibbs.” “She was a fierce advocate for all that is right and good in this world. She fought for women’s voices before it was a popular thing to do. She was incredibly brave, and she stood up for what she believed in.” The first recipient will receive the scholarship during Girls Inc.’s annual awards...
The inaugural Suzanne Patmore Gibbs Courage Scholarship will be awarded to one young woman, who according to the organization, “has demonstrated the courage to dream big and has a character consistent with that of Suzanne Patmore Gibbs.” “She was a fierce advocate for all that is right and good in this world. She fought for women’s voices before it was a popular thing to do. She was incredibly brave, and she stood up for what she believed in.” The first recipient will receive the scholarship during Girls Inc.’s annual awards...
- 3/8/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures announced on Thursday that TriStar president Hannah Minghella will expand her role at the studio to assume oversight of TriStar Television.
The studio hopes the role expansion, which takes effect immediately, will strengthen its synergistic efforts between all lines of business. On the film side, Minghella will continue to report to Tom Rothman, Sony Pictures chairman, and on the TV side to Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter, co-presidents of Sony Pictures TV.
Minghella assumes the TriStar TV role from the late Suzanne Patmore Gibbs who passed away last March.
Also Read: Kristen Stewart in Talks to Star in Holiday Rom-Com 'Happiest Season' at TriStar
“Bringing the film and television arms of TriStar together is an exciting opportunity to put content first,” Minghella said in a statement. “It allows us to be more dynamic in our approach to storytelling and meet the audience where they are. I’m thrilled...
The studio hopes the role expansion, which takes effect immediately, will strengthen its synergistic efforts between all lines of business. On the film side, Minghella will continue to report to Tom Rothman, Sony Pictures chairman, and on the TV side to Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter, co-presidents of Sony Pictures TV.
Minghella assumes the TriStar TV role from the late Suzanne Patmore Gibbs who passed away last March.
Also Read: Kristen Stewart in Talks to Star in Holiday Rom-Com 'Happiest Season' at TriStar
“Bringing the film and television arms of TriStar together is an exciting opportunity to put content first,” Minghella said in a statement. “It allows us to be more dynamic in our approach to storytelling and meet the audience where they are. I’m thrilled...
- 1/31/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Sony Pictures Entertainment said Thursday that TriStar Pictures Hannah Minghella will expand her role and assume oversight of TriStar Television. The move comes 10 months after the sudden death of Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, who had been the head of TriStar TV.
Minghella and Patmore Gibbs had worked closely during their time together atop the respective divisions. Patmore Gibbs, a respected veteran TV executive, died in March 2018 of complications from minor surgery. She was 50.
For Minghella, adding the TV unit to her purview will further strengthen the studio’s synergistic efforts between all lines of business, Sony said today. She will now have the title of President of TriStar Pictures and TriStar Television, effective immediately.
For TV, she will now report to Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter, co-presidents of Sony Pictures Television. She reports to Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group boss Tom Rothman on the film side.
“We are excited to be...
Minghella and Patmore Gibbs had worked closely during their time together atop the respective divisions. Patmore Gibbs, a respected veteran TV executive, died in March 2018 of complications from minor surgery. She was 50.
For Minghella, adding the TV unit to her purview will further strengthen the studio’s synergistic efforts between all lines of business, Sony said today. She will now have the title of President of TriStar Pictures and TriStar Television, effective immediately.
For TV, she will now report to Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter, co-presidents of Sony Pictures Television. She reports to Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group boss Tom Rothman on the film side.
“We are excited to be...
- 1/31/2019
- by Patrick Hipes and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Division focuses on prestige and female-centric Spt projects.
In a move designed to foster synergy at the Sony Pictures Entertainment (Spe) units, TriStar Pictures head Hannah Minghella has been given additional oversight of TriStar Television.
As president of TriStar Pictures and TriStar Television, UK-born Minghella will continue to report on the film side to Spe Motion Picture Group chairman Tom Rothman. On the TV side, she will report to Sony Pictures Television (Spt) co-presidents Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter.
TriStar Television, headed by Suzanne Patmore Gibbs until her sudden death nearly a year ago, is designed to focus on prestige and female-centric Spt projects.
In a move designed to foster synergy at the Sony Pictures Entertainment (Spe) units, TriStar Pictures head Hannah Minghella has been given additional oversight of TriStar Television.
As president of TriStar Pictures and TriStar Television, UK-born Minghella will continue to report on the film side to Spe Motion Picture Group chairman Tom Rothman. On the TV side, she will report to Sony Pictures Television (Spt) co-presidents Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter.
TriStar Television, headed by Suzanne Patmore Gibbs until her sudden death nearly a year ago, is designed to focus on prestige and female-centric Spt projects.
- 1/31/2019
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
The Emmys paid their final respects tonight to dozens of industry notables who died over the past year, including 10-time Emmy-winning writer-producer Steven Bochco, who employed half the town on such shows as Hill Street Blues, La Law and NYPD Blue; five-time Emmy-winner Anthony Bourdain, whose suicide shocked his friends and fans; and three-time winning actress and humanitarian Nanette Fabray. Sen. John McCain also was honored, as was Neil Simon and Aretha Franklin, whose moving rendition of “Amazing Grace” was played throughout.
Presented by Tina Fey, the In Memoriam portion of the show also paid tribute to dozens of actors including Burt Reynolds, Rose Marie, Jim Nabors, Della Reese, Jerry Van Dyke, Charlotte Rae, Bill Daily and David Cassidy. Emmy-winning actors Robert Guillaume, Reg E. Cathey and Olivia Cole also were honored.
David Ogden Stiers, who was nominated for three Emmys – twice for his role as Major Charles Emerson Winchester...
Presented by Tina Fey, the In Memoriam portion of the show also paid tribute to dozens of actors including Burt Reynolds, Rose Marie, Jim Nabors, Della Reese, Jerry Van Dyke, Charlotte Rae, Bill Daily and David Cassidy. Emmy-winning actors Robert Guillaume, Reg E. Cathey and Olivia Cole also were honored.
David Ogden Stiers, who was nominated for three Emmys – twice for his role as Major Charles Emerson Winchester...
- 9/18/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ted Levine is set to star opposite Kirsten Dunst in On Becoming A God In Central Florida, YouTube Premium’s a one-hour dark comedy series set in the 1990s. Also cast in the show, from George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures and Sony’s TriStar Television, are Mel Rodriguez and Beth Ditto, the lead singer of Gossip, who will be series regulars, and Usman Ally (Veep), who will recur.
On Becoming A God In Central Florida, one of the passion projects for the late TriStar TV topper Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, was written by Robert Funke and Matt Lutsky based on a spec script they wrote. Set near Orlando in the early 1990s, it centers on Krystal Gill (Dunst), a minimum-wage-earning water park employee who will eventually scheme her way up the ranks of the Founders American Merchandise, the cultish, flag waving,...
On Becoming A God In Central Florida, one of the passion projects for the late TriStar TV topper Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, was written by Robert Funke and Matt Lutsky based on a spec script they wrote. Set near Orlando in the early 1990s, it centers on Krystal Gill (Dunst), a minimum-wage-earning water park employee who will eventually scheme her way up the ranks of the Founders American Merchandise, the cultish, flag waving,...
- 9/14/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
YouTube Premium has given a series order to the dark comedy “On Becoming a God in Central Florida,” Variety has learned.
Kirsten Dunst stars in and executive produces the series, with George Clooney and Grant Heslov executive producing via their Smokehouse Pictures banner.
The show, which was previously in development at AMC, is described as a darkly comedic tale about the cult of free enterprise and one young woman’s relentless pursuit of the American dream. Set near Orlando in the early 1990s, the show centers on Krystal Gill (Dunst), a minimum-wage-earning water park employee who will eventually scheme her way up the ranks of Founders American Merchandise: the cultish, flag waving, multi-billion dollar pyramid scheme that drove her family to ruin. YouTube has ordered a 10-episode first season, which is slated to debut in 2019.
The series was co-created by Robert Funke and Matt Lutsky, who will executive produce in addition to writing.
Kirsten Dunst stars in and executive produces the series, with George Clooney and Grant Heslov executive producing via their Smokehouse Pictures banner.
The show, which was previously in development at AMC, is described as a darkly comedic tale about the cult of free enterprise and one young woman’s relentless pursuit of the American dream. Set near Orlando in the early 1990s, the show centers on Krystal Gill (Dunst), a minimum-wage-earning water park employee who will eventually scheme her way up the ranks of Founders American Merchandise: the cultish, flag waving, multi-billion dollar pyramid scheme that drove her family to ruin. YouTube has ordered a 10-episode first season, which is slated to debut in 2019.
The series was co-created by Robert Funke and Matt Lutsky, who will executive produce in addition to writing.
- 6/25/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
YouTube has finalized a deal for 10-episode series order to On Becoming A God In Central Florida, a 1990s-set one-hour dark comedy series, starring and executive produced by Kirsten Dunst. The series, set to premiere on YouTube Premium in 2019, hails from George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures and Sony’s TriStar Television.
On Becoming A God In Central Florida, which was previously in development at AMC, was one of the passion projects for the late TriStar TV topper Suzanne Patmore Gibbs who revived Sony Pictures TV’s label as home of female-focused material.
Written by Robert Funke and Matt Lutsky based on a spec script they wrote, On Becoming A God is set near Orlando in the early 1990s. It centers on Krystal Gill (Dunst), a minimum-wage-earning water park employee who will eventually scheme her way up the ranks of Founders American Merchandise: the cultish, flag waving, multi-billion...
On Becoming A God In Central Florida, which was previously in development at AMC, was one of the passion projects for the late TriStar TV topper Suzanne Patmore Gibbs who revived Sony Pictures TV’s label as home of female-focused material.
Written by Robert Funke and Matt Lutsky based on a spec script they wrote, On Becoming A God is set near Orlando in the early 1990s. It centers on Krystal Gill (Dunst), a minimum-wage-earning water park employee who will eventually scheme her way up the ranks of Founders American Merchandise: the cultish, flag waving, multi-billion...
- 6/25/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
A public funeral service for Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, the beloved TV executive and head of Sony Pictures TV’s TriStar Television who died suddenly last Thursday at age 50, will be held on Saturday, April 7 at 4 Pm. The location is Hall of Liberty at the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Memorial Park.
The service is open to anyone who wants to pay tribute to the veteran executive who, throughout her career at ABC, Touchstone TV, Sony TV and TriStar TV, always strived to give opportunities for female showrunners and directors and championed projects with strong female roles, including ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate Housewives. Attendees are advised to arrive by 3:30 Pm to allow time for parking.
The news of Patmore Gibbs’ unexpected death of complications from minor surgery has been devastating for those who knew her, and a number of her closest friends in the industry are gathering privately...
The service is open to anyone who wants to pay tribute to the veteran executive who, throughout her career at ABC, Touchstone TV, Sony TV and TriStar TV, always strived to give opportunities for female showrunners and directors and championed projects with strong female roles, including ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate Housewives. Attendees are advised to arrive by 3:30 Pm to allow time for parking.
The news of Patmore Gibbs’ unexpected death of complications from minor surgery has been devastating for those who knew her, and a number of her closest friends in the industry are gathering privately...
- 4/3/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s 2002. I am sitting in my office and the phone rings. It’s Suzanne. After working together with Mark Gordon, she is now an executive at Touchstone Television. We happily now have our own new deal there.
“I have an idea — someone I think you should meet,” she says. She tells me about this writer who, thanks to Suzanne, has just signed a development deal at the studio. She’s a successful screenwriter, she is looking for a producer.
Some background about Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, if you never met her (which in itself, would be hard to believe, given the number of people who know Suzanne): She is smart, articulate, extremely kind, fights passionately for that which she loves, has a wry, delightful sense of humor — and, incidentally, she throws a great party.
Also, Suzanne is definitely one of the most talented executives working. Why? She is a kind of,...
“I have an idea — someone I think you should meet,” she says. She tells me about this writer who, thanks to Suzanne, has just signed a development deal at the studio. She’s a successful screenwriter, she is looking for a producer.
Some background about Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, if you never met her (which in itself, would be hard to believe, given the number of people who know Suzanne): She is smart, articulate, extremely kind, fights passionately for that which she loves, has a wry, delightful sense of humor — and, incidentally, she throws a great party.
Also, Suzanne is definitely one of the most talented executives working. Why? She is a kind of,...
- 4/2/2018
- by Betsy Beers
- Variety Film + TV
It is unimaginable to be writing about Suzanne in the past tense. She was so full of life that there is an aggressive cognitive dissonance in the idea that she is no longer alive. I am not alone in this and that is the sole comfort. Since Friday, my phone has exploded with messages from old friends and colleagues, reaching out across the years and miles to connect because through shared grief, the shock softens for a moment.
It is hard in this town to find successful people who are primarily driven by a desire to make great ...
It is hard in this town to find successful people who are primarily driven by a desire to make great ...
Updated: Shonda Rhimes is among the many paying tribute to Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, the head of Sony Pictures TV’s TriStar Television, who died suddenly at the age of 50.
Patmore Gibbs was passionate about providing more opportunities for female showrunners and directors and was regarded as a champion of distinctive writers and as an executive who nurtured younger and less experienced TV writers. Rhimes was one of those newcomers in the early 2000s. In a tweet, Rhimes wrote Patmore Gibbs was the first exec to say “maybe Shonda could write a TV show” and noted “she fought like hell to get us the chance to make the Grey’s Anatomy pilot. No way to describe this loss.”
Director Paris Barclay, Grey’s Anatomy showrunner Krista Vernoff and more also are remembering Patmore Gibbs. A selection of tweets follows below.
She was my very first champion at ABC Studios, the first...
Patmore Gibbs was passionate about providing more opportunities for female showrunners and directors and was regarded as a champion of distinctive writers and as an executive who nurtured younger and less experienced TV writers. Rhimes was one of those newcomers in the early 2000s. In a tweet, Rhimes wrote Patmore Gibbs was the first exec to say “maybe Shonda could write a TV show” and noted “she fought like hell to get us the chance to make the Grey’s Anatomy pilot. No way to describe this loss.”
Director Paris Barclay, Grey’s Anatomy showrunner Krista Vernoff and more also are remembering Patmore Gibbs. A selection of tweets follows below.
She was my very first champion at ABC Studios, the first...
- 3/29/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
She was the first TV executive to champion Shonda Rhimes as a series creator. She was “a class act” and “a brilliant executive” in the view of those who worked with Suzanne Patmore Gibbs during her tenures at ABC and Sony Pictures TV.
Many in the TV industry expressed shock at news of the death of Patmore Gibbs, the head of Sony’s TriStar Television banner who died suddenly on Thursday morning. She was 50.
Rhimes, director Paris Barclay and others took to social media to pay tribute to the executive who championed series ranging from “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “Desperate Housewives” to “The Blacklist,” “Masters of Sex,” “Good Girls Revolt,” and “Lost.”
She was my very first champion at ABC Studios, the first exec to say "maybe Shonda could write a TV show." Then she fought like hell to get us the chance to make the Grey's Anatomy pilot.
Many in the TV industry expressed shock at news of the death of Patmore Gibbs, the head of Sony’s TriStar Television banner who died suddenly on Thursday morning. She was 50.
Rhimes, director Paris Barclay and others took to social media to pay tribute to the executive who championed series ranging from “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “Desperate Housewives” to “The Blacklist,” “Masters of Sex,” “Good Girls Revolt,” and “Lost.”
She was my very first champion at ABC Studios, the first exec to say "maybe Shonda could write a TV show." Then she fought like hell to get us the chance to make the Grey's Anatomy pilot.
- 3/29/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, a widely respected TV development executive who shepherded “Grey’s Anatomy” during her time at ABC and most recently headed Sony Pictures TV’s TriStar TV banner, died Thursday after complications from minor surgery. She was 50.
Patmore Gibbs died early Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
“All of us at Sony Pictures Television were touched by Suzanne’s passion and friendship. She was a wonderful colleague and friend to all who worked with her,” Sony TV chiefs Jeff Frost, Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter said in a memo to Sony staffers. “She will be greatly missed and our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends during this difficult time.”
Patmore Gibbs had not been known to be facing health problems. Frost, Parnell and Clodfelter said in the memo that the news of her death was “a shock to all of us and we are heartbroken.”
Patmore...
Patmore Gibbs died early Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
“All of us at Sony Pictures Television were touched by Suzanne’s passion and friendship. She was a wonderful colleague and friend to all who worked with her,” Sony TV chiefs Jeff Frost, Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter said in a memo to Sony staffers. “She will be greatly missed and our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends during this difficult time.”
Patmore Gibbs had not been known to be facing health problems. Frost, Parnell and Clodfelter said in the memo that the news of her death was “a shock to all of us and we are heartbroken.”
Patmore...
- 3/29/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Updated: This is very sad news for the TV community — Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, the head of Sony Pictures TV’s TriStar Television, died suddenly this morning. She was 50. The respected veteran TV executive, who also had held top executive posts at Sony TV, ABC and Touchstone TV, passed away unexpectedly at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of complications from minor surgery.
“Today we lost an amazing and wonderful member of the Spt family. This is a shock to all of us, and we are heartbroken,” Spt president Jeff Frost and co-presidents Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter wrote in a note to the company staff announcing Patmore Gibbs’ passing. “All of us at Sony Pictures Television were touched by Suzanne’s passion and friendship. She was a wonderful colleague and friend to all who worked with her. She will be greatly missed and our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends during this difficult time.
“Today we lost an amazing and wonderful member of the Spt family. This is a shock to all of us, and we are heartbroken,” Spt president Jeff Frost and co-presidents Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter wrote in a note to the company staff announcing Patmore Gibbs’ passing. “All of us at Sony Pictures Television were touched by Suzanne’s passion and friendship. She was a wonderful colleague and friend to all who worked with her. She will be greatly missed and our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends during this difficult time.
- 3/29/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, who helped launch Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Lost and several other hits as a respected executive for Touchstone TV, ABC Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television Studios, died suddenly Thursday. She was 50.
Patmore Gibbs died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of complications following surgery for a hernia. Sony TV staff were informed of her death via an internal memo (read that, below).
Patmore Gibbs had been serving as the head of Sony imprint TriStar Television since the division was relaunched in May 2015. The company's first pilot was the 1960s-set newsroom drama Good Girls Revolt...
Patmore Gibbs died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of complications following surgery for a hernia. Sony TV staff were informed of her death via an internal memo (read that, below).
Patmore Gibbs had been serving as the head of Sony imprint TriStar Television since the division was relaunched in May 2015. The company's first pilot was the 1960s-set newsroom drama Good Girls Revolt...
- 3/29/2018
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, who helped launch <em>Desperate Housewives</em>, <em>Grey's Anatomy</em>, <em>Lost</em> and several other hits as a respected executive for Touchstone TV, ABC Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television Studios, died suddenly Thursday. She was 50.
Patmore Gibbs died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of complications following surgery for a hernia. Sony TV staff were informed of her death via an internal memo (read that, below).
Patmore Gibbs had been serving as the head of Sony imprint TriStar Television since the division was relaunched in May 2015. The company's first pilot was the 1960s-set newsroom drama <em>Good Girls ...</em>...
Patmore Gibbs died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of complications following surgery for a hernia. Sony TV staff were informed of her death via an internal memo (read that, below).
Patmore Gibbs had been serving as the head of Sony imprint TriStar Television since the division was relaunched in May 2015. The company's first pilot was the 1960s-set newsroom drama <em>Good Girls ...</em>...
- 3/29/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Given the current #MeToo movement, perhaps we should file this one under "Opportunity Lost." Dana Calvo, creator of the cancelled Good Girls Revolt TV show, has announced on social media that there will be no second season of the period drama. Calvo went so far as to say, "It's over," after the pitch for a new installment has failed. Good Girls Revolt originally ran for one season on Amazon, before being cancelled in December of 2016. Inspired by the real-life events chronicled in Lynn Povich's book, The Good Girls Revolt (affiliate link), the drama starred Genevieve Angelson, Anna Camp, Erin Darke, Chris Diamantopoulos, Hunter Parrish, Jim Belushi, Joy Bryant, and Grace Gummer. In November, we reported Calvo and TriStar TV’s Suzanne Patmore Gibbs were pitching a different angle for season two than they originally made to Amazon, but even that...
- 1/7/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
TriStar Television was relaunched by Sony Pictures TV two and a half years ago with Suzanne Patmore Gibbs at the helm and a focus on “prestige-oriented, character-driven serialized projects,” largely based on source material. The company announced its arrival with its first pilot, period newsroom drama Good Girls Revolt at Amazon, which highlighted an emphasis on female-driven projects, in front and behind the camera. And while Good Girls Revolt, created by Dana Calvo…...
- 11/28/2017
- Deadline TV
Sony Pictures Television is relaunching its Tristar Television banner, and has tapped Suzanne Patmore Gibbs to run the company, an individual with knowledge of the negotiations told TheWrap Thursday. Patmore Gibbs would segue to the position after a three-year stint as Executive Vice President of Drama Development at Sony TV, and would continue to report to Sony’s Presidents of Programming and Production Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg. Tristar TV would develop and produce a small number of projects, including “The Good Girls Revolt,” and a “Mad Men”-esque drama set at Newsweek in the 1970s. Amazon picked up the pilot earlier.
- 5/29/2015
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
After being dormant for more than a decade, I hear the TriStar Television brand is ready to make a comeback as a boutique production unit within Sony Pictures Television. I hear it would be run by Suzanne Patmore Gibbs who would segue to the new position after a three-year stint as Evp drama development for Sony Pictures Television. The new division is expected to tackle a small number of projects, including Sony’s 1970s drama The Good Girls Revolt, which is being picke…...
- 5/28/2015
- Deadline TV
Former ABC executive Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, who helped develop recent series "Revenge," "Once Upon a Time," and "Scandal," as well as hits like "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost," has joined Sony Pictures Television as its new executive vice president of drama development, U.S. programming and production. Patmore Gibbs will head the studio's development of scripted drama programming in the U.S. and work with writers and producers on projects for broadcast and cable. She will also oversee international co-productions targeting the U.S. "Suzanne has incredible relationships with writers and producers alike," said co-president of...
- 6/5/2012
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Related: Former ABC Executive Suzanne Patmore-Gibbs Headed To Sony Pictures TV Culver City, CA (June 5, 2012)— Suzanne Patmore Gibbs has been named executive vice president, drama development, U.S. programming and production for Sony Pictures Television (Spt), it was announced today by Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, presidents, programming and production, Spt. In this role, Patmore Gibbs will head the studio’s efforts in the development of scripted drama programming in the U.S. and will work with writers and producers on projects for both broadcast and cable. Additionally, she will oversee international co-productions targeted for the U.S. market. “Suzanne has incredible relationships with writers and producers alike,” Van Amburg said. “She has earned the respect of the creative community and has successfully navigated the line between commercial success and a project’s individual integrity. We are lucky to have her join us and look forward to our collaboration,...
- 6/5/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
From theater to film, Apa literary talent agent, Ryan Saul, has seen the industry from a 360 degree perspective. Representing some of Hollywood’s best and brightest creative minds, Ryan knows a thing or two about the business of selling scripts and making movies.
Iae was fortunate to have caught up with Ryan to discuss his awesome career as a literary agent, and get some advice for aspiring screenwriters and directors.
Iae: Where are you from, what college did you attend, and how did you get into the film industry?
Rs: I’m from a very blue collar, rust belt town called Youngstown, Ohio. As a kid, I was always into theater and sports. I ended up going to Bradley University on an acting scholarship and majored in Theater. After graduating from Bradley, I had to decide if I would attend the University of Indiana’s Mfa program for Theater Directors,...
Iae was fortunate to have caught up with Ryan to discuss his awesome career as a literary agent, and get some advice for aspiring screenwriters and directors.
Iae: Where are you from, what college did you attend, and how did you get into the film industry?
Rs: I’m from a very blue collar, rust belt town called Youngstown, Ohio. As a kid, I was always into theater and sports. I ended up going to Bradley University on an acting scholarship and majored in Theater. After graduating from Bradley, I had to decide if I would attend the University of Indiana’s Mfa program for Theater Directors,...
- 8/27/2010
- I Am Entertainment Magazine
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