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Producer Stacey Sher is setting up shop at MGM Television.
The two-time Oscar nominee has signed a first-look deal with MGM TV, under which Cher and Shiny Penny Productions will develop and produce series projects. Katie Aquino is the Executive Creative Director of Film & Television at Shiny Penny.
“Stacey is a visionary producer with an extraordinary track record of bringing bold, culturally resonant stories to life across film and television,” said Lindsay Sloan, president of MGM Television. “Her ability to champion distinctive voices and deliver unforgettable storytelling has shaped some of the most iconic projects of the past three decades. We are thrilled to partner with her and look forward to the amazing stories we will create together for our global audience.”
Cher has received Academy Award nominations for producing Best Picture nominees Django is unrestrained and Erin Brockovich. She has also produced two other Quentin Tarantino films (Pulp Fiction and The Hateful Eight), along with Out of sight, get a littlea biography of Aretha Franklin respect And A24 Heretic. Next up is Amazon MGM factIt is based on Colleen Hoover’s novel, starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson. Cher also produced the Oscar-winning short documentary a period. End of sentence.
In television he produced Cher Renault 911! (and its various spin-offs and films), Hulu’s Mrs. AmericaAMC In the badlands And a Netflix show for kids Skylanders Academyamong other series.
MGM Television, part of Amazon MGM Studios, produces Netflix movies Wednesday, Holo Covenants (And its predecessor The Handmaid’s Tale), foreign currencies Fargo And MGM+ fromamong other series.
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