{"id":323581,"date":"2025-12-18T22:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T22:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/323581\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T22:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T22:37:07","slug":"luckychap-adds-natalie-berkus-to-tv-department-as-svp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/323581\/","title":{"rendered":"LuckyChap Adds Natalie Berkus To TV Department As SVP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/natalie-berkus\/\" id=\"auto-tag_natalie-berkus\" data-tag=\"natalie-berkus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Natalie Berkus<\/a> has joined <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/luckychap\/\" id=\"auto-tag_luckychap\" data-tag=\"luckychap\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LuckyChap<\/a> as SVP of Television. A seasoned TV executive most recently at Imagine Entertainment, Berkus will report to Dani Gorin, who heads a department that also includes Louie Hayes as VP of TV and newly promoted TV Manager Aishy Vimal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBerkus joined Imagine in 2019 and oversaw the development and production of series across both comedy and drama. She most recently executive produced The \u2018Burbs starring Keke Palmer, which is premiering on Peacock in 2026, and developed the upcoming series Wild Things starring Andrew Garfield and Jude Law for Apple TV. Prior to Imagine, Berkus worked on the Emmy-nominated HBO series Girls before becoming a development executive at Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner\u2019s production company A Casual Romance through their HBO overall deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cWe are beyond thrilled to welcome veteran TV executive Natalie to LuckyChap,\u201d said partners Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara and Milan Popelka. \u201cHer experience, taste, and talent relationships are intimately matched to LuckyChap and we are incredibly fortunate to have Natalie as SVP of Television under the helm of Dani Gorin. We\u2019re confident she\u2019ll unlock bold and exciting opportunities as we continue to expand and evolve our television department and slate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSaid Berkus: \u201cI am over the moon to be joining this extraordinary team during such an exciting time in LuckyChap\u2019s history. The energy around the brand that Margot, Tom and Josey have built coupled with the best-in-class pool of talent who work here is an unstoppable combination, and I just feel lucky(chap) to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHayes joined LuckyChap in 2024 from FX, where he was Director of Series Development, and recently wrapped his first LuckyChap show in Megan Park\u2019s Sterling Point for Amazon. That series is LuckyChap\u2019s second collaboration with Park, following the award-winning film My Old Ass. LuckyChap also recently produced <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/sirens\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sirens\" data-tag=\"sirens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sirens<\/a> for Netflix, which marked its second collaboration with Molly Smith Metzler, with whom it produced the Margaret Qualley-fronted limited series Maid. Sirens garnered four Emmy nominations including Meghann Fahy for Outstanding Lead Actress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tLuckyChap is currently in prep on the series adaptation Life Is Strange for Amazon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Berkus has joined LuckyChap as SVP of Television. 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