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[08/20/25 - 12:01 PM]
FOX Entertainment Studios' Scripted Programming Team Names JJ Klein as SVP, Current and Brie Neimand as SVP, Development
Klein and Neimand both report directly to Hannah Pillemer, EVP & Head of Scripted Entertainment for FOX Entertainment Studios.

[via press release from FOX]

FOX ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS' SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING TEAM NAMES JJ KLEIN AS SVP, CURRENT AND BRIE NEIMAND AS SVP, DEVELOPMENT

Los Angeles, CA - August 20, 2025 - FOX Entertainment Studios' Scripted team has appointed two highly respected creative executives to new senior roles, including JJ Klein who joins from FX as SVP, Current for Scripted Entertainment and Brie Neimand from CBS Studios as SVP, Scripted Development. Klein and Neimand both report directly to Hannah Pillemer, EVP & Head of Scripted Entertainment for FOX Entertainment Studios.

"With executives like JJ and Brie in these newly created roles, our Scripted Entertainment leadership team is locked and set to deliver creative that captivates and connects audiences globally," said Pillemer. "From the FOX Television Network to third-party partners worldwide, and from broadcast to streaming to digital storytelling, the team is shaping FOX into a next-gen studio, where bold stories move audiences and meet them where they are."

Klein was previously SVP, Current Series at FX Networks, where over her 12-year tenure, she was responsible for shepherding numerous critically acclaimed hit FX comedy, drama and documentary series, including The Bear, Better Things and Snowfall. A seasoned, highly respected television creative executive, Klein has more than three decades of experience in all aspects of development and production. Prior to joining FX, she worked at Charlize Theron's Denver & Delilah Films, Comedy Central, Shawn Levy's 21 Laps Entertainment, and Demi Moore and Suzanne Todd's Moving Pictures, where she was an associate producer and nominated for an Emmy for the critically praised HBO series If These Walls Could Talk.

With a proven track record in developing high-quality, commercially successful scripted programming from inception to execution, Neimand comes to FOX from CBS Studios, where she was Senior Vice President of Current Programming. In her role at CBS, she oversaw a diverse slate, including Criminal Minds: Evolution, Digman, Glamorous and Rabbit Hole. She previously held executive roles at Fremantle, Mojo Films, Take Fountain Productions and Participant Media, driving scripted development, packaging and content strategy across platforms.

In addition to Klein and Neimand, Pillemer's senior leadership team includes Ani Kevork, SVP Physical Production and Larry Grimaldi, SVP Creative Affairs & Current, as well as Tomii Crump, SVP Talent Strategy, who supports both scripted and unscripted content with a dual report to Pillemer and Allison Wallach, EVP & Head of Unscripted at FOX Entertainment Studios.

About FOX Entertainment Studios

FOX Entertainment Studios division includes its in-house unscripted studio with hits The Masked Singer, I Can See Your Voice and Name That Tune, and its scripted content studio, featuring comedies Animal Control, Going Dutch and Best Medicine and signature drama series The Faithful, The Way Home and The Chicken Sisters. The unit also oversees the award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment with animated comedies including Krapopolis, Grimsburg, Hazbin Hotel and Universal Basic Guys; entertainment platform TMZ with its tentpole primetime series TMZ Investigates; its new independent film label Tideline Entertainment with inaugural releases including First Time Female Director, Ponyboi and Slanted; and the culinary and lifestyle content venture Studio Ramsay Global in partnership with iconic chef Gordon Ramsay, featuring food-themed original series on FOX such as Next Level Chef, Kitchen Nightmares and Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service, as well as the new next-gen global food brand and entertainment platform Bite, No Taste Like Home on Disney+, Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars coming this fall on Apple+ and a new untitled Gordon Ramsay documentary series on Netflix in early 2026.

As a global content creator and production partner, FOX Entertainment Studios collaborates with studios and platforms worldwide, including Disney, Hulu, Warner Bros. Discovery, Sony Pictures Television, Prime Video, Netflix, Apple+, Hallmark, Lifetime, TelevisaUnivision, UK's Channel 4, France's TF1, German's ProSieben, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia's Foxtel and FOX-owned streamer Tubi, among others.

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