Overview

• Mike Hopkins announced the hire in an internal memo to Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios staff.
• Friedlander will oversee Amazon MGM’s U.S. original TV slate, global tentpole titles, MGM Television and MGM Alternative.
• He begins Oct. 6 and succeeds Vernon Sanders, who stepped down earlier in September.
• Friedlander spent nearly 14 years at Netflix, most recently leading U.S. and Canada scripted series after joining the company in 2011.
• His credits include Wednesday, Bridgerton, The Queen’s Gambit and Stranger Things, and he previously served as an executive at Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’s Playtone.