'Yellowjackets'

Source: Showtime

‘Yellowjackets’

Showtime co-presidents of entertainment Gary Levine and Jana Winograde have had their positions eliminated in the wake of the move to integrate the US premium network into its sister streaming service Paramount+. 

Winograde will be leaving Paramount and Levine will become a senior creative advisor. Levine has been at Showtime for more than 20 years and Winograde for six. Together they led the network’s push into original series programming with projects including Yellowjackets, Dexter, Billions, Your Honor and the recently launched Tulsa King

The change comes as part of a move to merge the creative leadership teams of Showtime and Paramount’s MTV Entertainment Studios (MTVES) under chief creative officer and president of content Nina L Diaz and president of scripted Keith Cox. Amy Israel will continue in her role as executive vice president for Showtime original scripted programming, reporting to Diaz. 

According to reports, around 120 Showtime employees are being laid off as a result of the management shake-up. 

Paramount Global announced last month that Showtime’s linear network will integrated into the Paramount+ US streaming service later this year under a Paramount+ With Showtime brand. 

Announcing the integration, Chris McCarthy, CEO of Showtime, MTVES and Paramount Media Networks, said Showtime had “begun conversations with our production partners about what content makes sense moving forward and which shows have franchise potential.” 

Showtime has already canceled its series versions of Let The Right One In and American Gigolo and started looking for a buyer for unaired Shailene Woodley series Three Women.