CBS All Access has enlisted veteran executive Julie McNamara as their new head of programming, TheWrap has learned.
McNamara, who has led drama development at CBS Television Studios for the past 10 years, has been named to the newly created position of executive vice president of original content for the network’s streaming service.
In her new position, McNamara will oversee all current and future original series for the service. She will report to David Stapf, president of CBS Television Studios, and Marc DeBevoise, executive vice president and general manager of CBS Digital Media for CBS Interactive.
“Julie has been one of the industry’s pre-eminent drama development executives for more than a decade,” Stapf said. “Her taste, business savvy and deep relationships with the creative community will serve her and CBS All Access well as we move forward with more marquee premium content for subscribers. As a studio, we’re very excited to expand into this space, and even more excited to do so with a dedicated executive of Julie’s caliber.”
CBS All Access has recently expanded into the development of exclusive original programming. The streaming service has already announced an all-new “Star Trek,” set to premiere in January 2017, and a spinoff of “The Good Wife,” targeted for spring 2017.
McNamara joins CBS All Access after spending the past 10 years at CBS Television Studios, most recently as executive vice president of drama development.
In that role, she oversaw development for all primetime drama series, including “The Good Wife,” “Elementary,” “Scorpion,” “Jane the Virgin” and “NCIS: Los Angeles,” among others.
Prior to that, she served as vice president of drama development at ABC, where she developed “Alias,” “Desperate Housewives” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”