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    Home » Barry Jenkins to direct all episodes of Amazon’s “The Underground Railroad”

    Barry Jenkins to direct all episodes of Amazon’s “The Underground Railroad”

    By SHOOTWednesday, June 6, 2018Updated:Tuesday, May 14, 2024No Comments1821 Views
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    SANTA MONICA, Calif. --

    Amazon Studios announced Oscar and Golden Globe Award-winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) will direct all 11 episodes of the highly anticipated greenlit limited series The Underground Railroad which will premiere globally on Amazon Prime Video. Based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling novel "The Underground Railroad," which also won the National Book Award and was an Oprah Winfrey Book Club pick, the series is executive produced by Jenkins’ PASTEL and Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment.

    Jenkins commented: “Working with Amazon and a wonderful group of screenwriters to develop Colson’s novel into a limited series has been an extremely rewarding experience. Translating his singular voice into a cohesive and equally singular visual language is a task I very much look forward to.” 

    Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, said, “It’s an absolute gift to have Barry Jenkins commit to directing all the episodes for our upcoming limited series The Underground Railroad. Barry’s eye for character and sustained exhilarating, emotional storytelling style ensures that this project is in the right hands.”

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    Academy creates Academy Studios, promotes Jennifer Davidson to chief marketing, communications & content officer

    Thursday, February 5, 2026
    Jennifer Davidson

    Jennifer Davidson has been promoted to the newly expanded role of chief marketing, communications and content officer for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She continues to report to Academy CEO Bill Kramer.

    Davidson currently oversees marketing and audience development, communications, digital/social and creative brand strategy for all arms of the Academy, including the Academy Foundation, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and the Oscars®. In this expanded role, she will now lead a newly established production arm, Academy Studios, which is responsible for organization-wide digital projects and initiatives--from member and industry interviews, videos, livestreams and podcasts--that embody the Academy’s mission, voice and cultural identity.

    “Jen has proven to be a dynamic, forward-thinking leader for the Academy,” said Kramer. “As we evolve the Academy to reach a larger and more global audience, we are thrilled to elevate her to this vital new role. Jen’s creative vision, along with the development of our new Academy Studios production team, will allow us to celebrate filmmakers and filmmaking on a greater scale, discover new ways to showcase our talented members, and continue to promote the exceptional work of our Academy Museum and Academy Collection. Our goal is to highlight to the broadest worldwide audience everything we do year-round.”

    “In this new role, I’m excited to adopt innovative strategies that can celebrate both our industry’s greatest storytellers and the remarkable work they’ve created across disciplines,” said Davidson. “The establishment of Academy Studios allows us to preserve film’s rich history for future generations, while creating fresh and exciting ways to engage new... Read More

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