Hannah Pillemer

Executive Vice President, Head of Scripted
FOX Entertainment Studios

Hannah Pillemer was named Executive Vice President and Head of Scripted for FOX Entertainment Studios in March 2024. In this position, she leads all development, creative and production for the division’s full portfolio of scripted content across platforms ranging from the in-house FOX Television Network to third-party buyers worldwide.

As a global content creator and production partner, Pillemer is responsible for FOX Entertainment Studios’ growing roster of collaborators and co-productions, including Disney/Hulu, Warner Bros. Discovery, Sony Pictures Television, Prime Video, Netflix, Apple+, Hallmark, TelevisaUnivision, Roku, UK’s Channel 4, France’s TF1, German’s ProSieben, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia’s Foxtel and FOX-owned streamer Tubi.

Pillemer also launched FOX Entertainment Studios’ new production label, Tideline, which was unveiled in January 2024 at the Sundance Film Festival, where the first film produced under the new banner, Ponyboi, premiered. Tideline’s focus is on telling relevant, impactful stories from differentiated voices and perspectives globally, as reflected in its latest projects, including the psychological drama Beacon, which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival, and its recently announced, upcoming event anthology series One Day in October, based on the harrowing October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

Prior to her current role, she served as Executive Vice President, Creative for FOX-owned MarVista Entertainment and Executive Vice President for the Canadian studio Neshama Entertainment, both of which continue to fall under her purview. In this capacity, Pillemer was responsible for worldwide development and physical production for MarVista’s entire content pipeline, recently shepherding Hallmark’s first drama series, the successful audience favorite The Way Home with Andie MacDowell, now in its third season; as well as Hallmark’s highly anticipated new drama series, The Chicken Sisters, starring Lea Thompson and Wendie Malick.

Pillemer joined MarVista in 2013, and under her leadership, the studio has significantly increased its content development and production output, with a current annual slate of nearly 100 films and television series across a broad range of budgets and every genre from thrillers, romcoms and young adult to kids, family and holiday. In fact, MarVista’s holiday movie business has grown exponentially over the years, making the studio a prolific global leader in Christmas-themed content.