Lifetime has hired BET Networks’ Brie Miranda Bryant as SVP Unscripted Development and Programming. Based in New York, Bryant will be responsible for development and oversee production of nonscripted projects for Lifetime, reporting to Liz Gateley, EVP, Head of Programming for the network.
Bryant replaces Los Angeles-based SVP Unscripted Development Mariana Flynn, who has left the network.
Bryant comes to Lifetime after a little over a year at BET, where she was SVP Development and Production. It’s been a tumultuous past few of months at Viacom-owned BET with President of Programming Stephen Hill and EVP Head of Original Programming Zola Mashariki departing, and Mashariki, to whom Bryant reported, suing the network over her dismissal.
“I’ve long admired Brie’s strong creative instincts and great relationships and could not be more thrilled to welcome her to Lifetime,” said Gateley. “Her diverse skill set in navigating the worlds of publishing, film and television has translated into hitmaking, and I can’t wait to see what she develops next.”
Must Read Stories
Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.