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[11/19/25 - 11:00 AM]
Maria Zuckerman Enters Into Multi-Year First-Look Producing Deal with FOX Entertainment Studios to Develop Slate of Premium Scripted Content and Prestige Non-Fiction
An Emmy Award-winning producer and respected industry leader, Zuckerman is known for her ability to identify and champion brand-defining stories and talent that balance artistic excellence with commercial success.
[via press release from FOX]

MARIA ZUCKERMAN ENTERS INTO MULTI-YEAR FIRST-LOOK PRODUCING DEAL WITH FOX ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS TO DEVELOP SLATE OF PREMIUM SCRIPTED CONTENT AND PRESTIGE NON-FICTION

Los Angeles, CA - November 19, 2025 - FOX Entertainment Studios today announced that acclaimed producer and leading entertainment executive Maria Zuckerman has entered into a multi-year first-look producing deal to develop and produce premium scripted series and feature films, as well as prestige non-fiction projects, including documentaries and limited and ongoing series.

An Emmy Award-winning producer and respected industry leader, Zuckerman is known for her ability to identify and champion brand-defining stories and talent that balance artistic excellence with commercial success. Her credits include HBO's 100 Foot Wave (2025 Emmy(R) Award for Best Documentary Series), Grey Gardens, Spencer, The Mauritanian, Nanny, and Theatre Camp, among others.

Under the new partnership, Zuckerman will work closely with FOX Entertainment Studios' leadership to build a strategic, multi-project pipeline that aligns with the studio's creative and business priorities, including prestige drama, genre diversification, and franchise-ready IP that can travel globally across linear, streaming, and emerging digital formats.

"Maria is one of the industry's most dynamic creative forces - a producer with vision, discipline, impeccable instincts, and the deep talent relationships needed to bring exceptional stories to life," said Hannah Pillemer, Head of Scripted at FOX Entertainment Studios. "She has a remarkable track record for identifying great storytellers and creating content that makes noise and shapes culture, which is exactly why she's an ideal partner as we continue to expand FOX's creative footprint."

"FOX Entertainment Studios has a clear and ambitious vision for the future of storytelling," said Zuckerman. "I'm thrilled to partner with Hannah and her team on premium, high-impact projects across formats that combine bold creative vision with broad audience appeal - and to do so in collaboration with a globally-minded studio that values both artistry and agility."

Maria Zuckerman is an Emmy-winning producer and senior entertainment executive recognized for shaping brand-defining, prestige projects across film, television, and documentary. As Founder and Principal of Sea Lion Media, as well as via her previous roles, she has produced and overseen acclaimed titles including HBO's 100 Foot Wave (Emmy Award for Best Documentary Series), the Oscar-nominated Spencer, Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Nanny, Best Movie Emmy winner Grey Gardens, Golden Globe winner The Mauritanian, and Sundance breakout Theatre Camp, collaborating with filmmakers such as Peter Morgan, Richard Curtis, Spike Lee, Stephen Frears, and David Yates. She has developed, produced, and sold shows across all media outlets, including HBO/ WarnerMedia, Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Paramount/Viacom, Blumhouse, Searchlight, Sony Pictures Classics, STX, Freeform/Disney, Magnolia Pictures, and IFC, as well as partnering with NEON, Magnolia, and Bleecker Street as a distributor on theatrical feature film releases.

Previously, Zuckerman served as President of Topic Studios, where she re-engineered the company into a leading independent entertainment brand whose projects earned Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe, and Sundance honors. She spent nearly two decades at HBO, rising to Senior Vice President of HBO Films, overseeing more than 30 acclaimed productions and pioneering the network's international co-production business for original movies. She is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, PGA, and BAFTA.

About FOX Entertainment Studios

FOX Entertainment Studios division includes its in-house unscripted studio with hits The Masked Singer, I Can See Your Voice and Name That Tune, and its scripted content studio, featuring comedies Animal Control, Going Dutch and Best Medicine and signature drama series The Faithful, The Way Home and The Chicken Sisters. The unit also oversees the award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment with animated comedies including Krapopolis, Grimsburg, Hazbin Hotel and Universal Basic Guys; entertainment platform TMZ with its tentpole primetime series TMZ Investigates; its new independent film label Tideline Entertainment with award-winning releases including Ponyboi and Slanted, which were featured at Sundance and SXSW, respectively; and the culinary and lifestyle content venture Studio Ramsay Global in partnership with iconic chef Gordon Ramsay, featuring food-themed original series on FOX such as Next Level Chef, Kitchen Nightmares and Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service, as well as the new next-gen global food brand and entertainment platform Bite, No Taste Like Home on Disney+, Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars coming this fall on Apple+ and a new untitled Gordon Ramsay documentary series on Netflix in early 2026.

As a global content creator and production partner, FOX Entertainment Studios collaborates with studios and platforms worldwide, including Disney, Hulu, Warner Bros. Discovery, Sony Pictures Television, Prime Video, Netflix, Apple+, Hallmark, Lifetime, TelevisaUnivision, UK's Channel 4, France's TF1, German's ProSieben, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia's Foxtel and FOX-owned streamer Tubi, among others.





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