AMC Studios Names Rick Olshansky and Stefan Reinhardt Co-Heads

AMC Studios’ series include “The Walking Dead” and spinoff “Fear the Walking Dead,” “Halt and Catch Fire” and SundanceTV’s “Rectify”

AMC head of business affairs Rick Olshansky and AMC Networks Senior Vice President of Finance and Studio Operations Stefan Reinhardt have been promoted to run AMC’s in-house studio, the company announced Thursday.

As part of an ongoing restructuring, Olshansky and Reinhardt will now oversee production and business affairs functions across AMC and SundanceTV. AMC Studios’ current series include “The Walking Dead” and spinoff “Fear the Walking Dead,” “Halt and Catch Fire” and SundanceTV’s “Rectify.”

The move follows the recent appointment of Charlie Collier as president and general manager of SundanceTV, adding to his oversight of AMC. Both Olshansky and Reinhardt will report to Collier.

“Expanding the scope and solidifying the leadership of AMC Studios is an important step in the continued evolution of AMC Networks, as content ownership and global expansion have become significant drivers of our industry and meaningful contributors to the success and growth of our company,” AMC Networks Chief Operating Officer Ed Carroll said in a statement. “Working closely with our programming and development groups for both AMC and SundanceTV, Rick and Stefan have the right expertise and practical experience to lead this expanded studio operation.”

Reinhardt will continue in his finance role and in that capacity will continue to report to Mary Martin, senior vice president of strategic planning and operations for AMC Networks. Prior to AMC Networks, Reinhardt spent eight years at Fox News Channel in operations and finance.

Olshansky joined AMC late last year as head of business affairs, after holding senior positions in business affairs at NBCUniversal, the Endeavor Talent Agency and as a consultant to Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studio.

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