Nissa Diederich, EVP Production at 20th Television, is leaving the Disney-owned studio.
Diederich decided to step down from the role, with the news shared moments ago by 20th Television president Karey Burke in a note to staff.
It comes nine months after production operations across Disney TV Studios, Hulu, Freeform and FX were consolidated under Carol Turner, with Diederich reporting to her. Turner was previously EVP and Head of Production for Disney’s other television studio, ABC Signature.
Diederich previously replaced Jim Sharp to oversee production at the studio. Before that, she was EVP Production at Touchstone Television (formerly known as Fox 21 TV Studios), having spent 20 years working at Fox.
She has overseen production on series including Glee, Homeland, This Is Us, the American Crime Story anthology, Sons of Anarchy, The Dropout and Dopesick as well as American Horror Story, Only Murders in the Building, Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.
Last year, she was the subject of a lawsuit from Jimmy Sharp, the stuntman son of the exec she replaced.
Here’s Burke’s memo:
Team,
I wanted to share with you the news that our colleague Nissa Diederich has made the decision to step down from her role as Executive Vice President of production for 20th Television. Nissa has helmed production on some of the studio’s most significant and storied series for over two and a half decades. In addition to critically acclaimed and award-winning legacy shows like Glee, Homeland, This Is Us, all three iterations of the American Crime Story anthology, Sons Of Anarchy and limited series The Dropout and Dopesick, Nissa also oversaw production on American Horror Story, Only Murders in the Building, and the upcoming series Percy Jackson and The Olympians and Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, and countless others.
I know you will all join me in thanking Nissa for her incredible contributions to 20th Television and cheering her on in her next chapter.
Best,
Karey
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Source: DLine
