NBC scripted casting chief Grace Wu has been upped to oversee casting across NBCUniversal’s entire television and streaming portfolio.
Wu has been appointed to the newly created role of Executive Vice President, Casting, Entertainment Content, while Tomii Crump has been promoted to have oversight of unscripted casting across all platforms.
It is the latest move by the studio to merge activities across all of its platforms, including its broadcast net, cable networks and streaming service Peacock and come after it created NBCUniversal Television and Streaming Entertainment last year.
Wu, who now reports directly to Entertainment Content Chairman Susan Rovner, was previously EVP, Scripted Casting for NBC Entertainment, a role she has held since 2009. She has supervised casting for series including This Is Us, New Amsterdam, Freaks & Geeks, Friday Night Lights and Parenthood.
Meanwhile, Crump becomes SVP, Head of Unscripted Casting and Talent, Entertainment Content, overseeing casting for lifestyle and documentary programming,...
Wu has been appointed to the newly created role of Executive Vice President, Casting, Entertainment Content, while Tomii Crump has been promoted to have oversight of unscripted casting across all platforms.
It is the latest move by the studio to merge activities across all of its platforms, including its broadcast net, cable networks and streaming service Peacock and come after it created NBCUniversal Television and Streaming Entertainment last year.
Wu, who now reports directly to Entertainment Content Chairman Susan Rovner, was previously EVP, Scripted Casting for NBC Entertainment, a role she has held since 2009. She has supervised casting for series including This Is Us, New Amsterdam, Freaks & Geeks, Friday Night Lights and Parenthood.
Meanwhile, Crump becomes SVP, Head of Unscripted Casting and Talent, Entertainment Content, overseeing casting for lifestyle and documentary programming,...
- 2/1/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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