Paramount+ exec VP/head of originals Jane Wiseman is following her former boss Cindy Holland in exiting the streamer. Wiseman, who joined Paramount+ in August 2025, won’t make the transition to the merged Skydance structure under Casey Bloys, who revealed his new structure in a memo to staff on Friday. As part of the change, HBO Max head of original programming Sarah Aubrey will also handle those duties at Paramount+.
As part of the news, Holland immediately exited, leaving open the question of what would happen to her team at Paramount+ — particularly Wiseman. Although insiders said Wiseman had expressed a willingness to stay, and there had been discussions about her role at the combined company, Bloys’ new setup mostly keeps the HBO and HBO Max structure intact. Paramount+ already had a lean staff, so it’s unclear how much more attrition there might be.
She is an extraordinarily talented executive. I appreciate all her support and wish her all the best.” As part of the announcement, Glenn Whitehead — who had served as president of business affairs and production at HBO and HBO Max — will now serve as president and COO of HBO and Paramount+, continuing to oversee business affairs, production and opertations for both platforms. Francesa Orsi will continue to oversee drama as president of HBO Drama Series and Films.
Aubrey’s new title is head of Paramount+, Max Originals and International Programming. In addition, Sarah will continue to be responsible for Max Originals, her current series and international programming for the streaming platforms,” Bloys wrote. Also, Amy Gravitt continues to oversee comedy as exec VP, HBO Programming, Head of HBO & HBO Max Comedy Series.
Nina Rosenstein continues as exec VP, HBO Late Night & Specials Programming. And Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller remain as co-exec VPs for HBO Documentary Programming. At Paramount+, Wiseman ramped up the streamer’s output, ordering shows including “Discretion” with Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning, while striking deals with producers such as the Duffer Brothers and Issa Rae.
Under Wiseman and Holland, the streamer ordered nearly 30 new series and renewed an additional 16. It’s been a privilege to be part of it,” Wiseman wrote in a note to her staff. You championed them early, fought for them against competing bids, and made fast decisions that kept creators confident in us.” Prior to Paramount+, Wiseman spent a little over a year as head of U.S. television at Sister, and before that spent time as a consultant for Prime Video.
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