Mark Resteghini, head of series development at Amazon, is exiting the streaming giant amid a corporate restructuring of the TV production team. Studio Creative Head Nick Pepper and Series Head Laura Lancaster are expected to split Resteghini’s responsibilities and co-operate TV content development and production, reports TV chief Vernon Sanders.
The e-commerce giant’s acquisition of MGM and its television production studio does not factor in these changes. Additionally, Resteghini is currently negotiating a production deal at Amazon.
Before taking the top position in February 2021, Resteghini held various positions at Amazon Studios, including head of drama series, head of current drama programming, and senior executive in the drama department.
During his eight-year tenure, the executive oversaw the development and production of shows such as the Emmy-winning “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” the John Krasinski-starring “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” Barry Jenkins, called “The Underground.” goes. Railroad,” “Them,” “Hunters,” “The Wilds,” “Panic,” “The Man in the High Castle,” “Goliath” and “Patriot.”
Before joining Amazon Studios in 2014, Mark shepherded more than a dozen feature films over the course of 15 years, as an executive at 20th Century Fox and at DreamWorks based Parcs/MacDonald Productions and Warner Bros. based Di Novi Pictures. Worked as a producer with ,
Amazon declined to comment on the matter.
Lancaster joined the studio in February 2021 under the team of Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke, at the same time that Resteghini was promoted from lead drama development to series development. Pepper was hired a month later to oversee the acquisition and management of the studio’s IP – its largest being “Lord of the Rings” – and talent deals (such as composite and first-look agreements). The changes were part of improvements to Amazon’s growth, chain and IP/talent management. At the time, he reported to Sanders and Albert Cheng, who served as co-heads of TV last year, with the latter enlisted last year to become full-time chief operating officers.
