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20th Television Hires Jillian Longnecker as EVP of Production, Brendan Countee as Head of Comedy Development
20th Television has hired Jillian Longnecker as executive vice president of production and Brendan Countee as head of comedy development.
Countee will lead the comedy development team, including working with those under overall deals at the studio as well as identifying writers and handling projects from pitch to series order. In her time at the streaming giant, she worked on shows like “The Diplomat,” “Ginny & Georgia,” “The Lincoln Lawyer,” and “Virgin River.” Prior to that, she was president of physical production for features and TV for Annapurna Pictures, where she was an executive producer on films such as “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” and “Booksmart.” “Brendan has an expansive track record in bringing smart, funny and unexpected programming from top talent to fruition, and possesses a unique eye for comedy,” said Cassidy.
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