Apple TV+ creative executive Michelle Medelovitz leaves for Fox TV role

Apple TV+ creative executive Michelle Medelovitz has jumped ship from the streaming service for another major studio, by taking a role as a senior vice president of 20th Century Fox Television.

Mendelovitz has been working for Apple TV as a creative executive in Los Angeles since September 2018, but she will be shifting to working for 20th Century Fox Television on March 16. The role of senior vice president of drama development will have Mendelovitz reporting to Jennifer Gwartz, executive vice president of development, comedy, and drama.

"Michelle's the rare executive whose experience spans network, studio, and streamer," said president of creative affairs Carolyn Cassidy in a statement received by Variety. "She comes with an expertise and deep relationships in the community which will help us as we set out to supply distinctive dramas to all platforms."

"20th is a studio synonymous with high-quality series created by some of the most dynamic talent in the business," Mendelovitz claims. "I couldn't be more thrilled to join Carolyn and Jen in their focus to nurture and support creative ideas, push boundaries, and empower writers to do their best work."

In her time at Apple, Mendelovitz worked developing scripted and documentary series for the service, including "For All Mankind," "Invasion," "Servant," "Severance," and "Visible: Out on Television." She also worked on the Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry mental health documentary.

Previously to Apple, Mendelovitz worked for Sony Pictures Entertainment for four years as a director of scripted programming then vice president of US and global scripted programming. Before that, she worked for six years at CBS, coordinating programming and managing comedy development for the broadcaster.

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davgreg 1046 comments · 9 Years

About 4 years ago

So is this the part of Fox that went to Disney or the part that stayed with the Murdochs?

ElCapitan 372 comments · 6 Years

IDK about others, but I find the majority of content in ATV+ exceptionally uninspiring, outright boring or irrelevant if you don't belong to a certain audience living in the USA. After my 1 year free period it will not be subscribed to.

'For All Mankind' is the only show I found entertaining, despite at times being overloaded with PC.

CloudTalkin 916 comments · 5 Years

davgreg said:

So is this the part of Fox that went to Disney or the part that stayed with the Murdochs?

Disney. You'll probably see most of her influence on Hulu. That's where Disney puts most of it's Fox content.

lkrupp 10521 comments · 19 Years

ElCapitan said:

IDK about others, but I find the majority of content in ATV+ exceptionally uninspiring, outright boring or irrelevant if you don't belong to a certain audience living in the USA. After my 1 year free period it will not be subscribed to.

'For All Mankind' is the only show I found entertaining, despite at times being overloaded with PC.

So you are not the target audience then. So what?

StrangeDays 12951 comments · 8 Years

ElCapitan said:

IDK about others, but I find the majority of content in ATV+ exceptionally uninspiring, outright boring or irrelevant if you don't belong to a certain audience living in the USA. After my 1 year free period it will not be subscribed to.

'For All Mankind' is the only show I found entertaining, despite at times being overloaded with PC.

A "certain audience living in the USA" -- hmm sounds mysterious. Is this a conspiracy theory? What sort of "certain audience" are you talking about, here?

Myself, our household has enjoyed the shows. So far we've finished The Morning Show, For All Mankind, Servant, See, Mythic Quest, and others in progress. Yes, they're American shows, but I'm an American. I am less interested in shows on other nation networks because they have less to do with me. (There are exceptions, of course, the occasional crime drama that rises to the top, or sci-fi hit like Germany's Dark, etc).