EXCLUSIVE: Longtime Berlanti Productions govt Jonathan Gabay has been named President of Tv for movie and TV manufacturing firm Rideback, which lately re-upped its first-look TV deal at CBS Studios. Reporting to Rideback co-CEOs Jonathan Eirich and Michael LoFaso, Gabay will lead TV growth and manufacturing, overseeing a staff that features Rideback VP Tv Courteney Tarantin.
Gabay succeeds Lindsey Liberatore, who lately left as EVP Tv, segueing to producing.
He involves Rideback from Berlanti Productions. Throughout his nearly six years on the Warner Bros TV-based firm, which he joined as SVP earlier than being promoted to EVP of Tv in 2021, Gabay oversaw tasks within the drama, comedy, animation and unscripted house. He helped develop and has served as co-executive producer on Sensible Minds and Discovered, each presently on NBC, in addition to Superman and Lois and All American: Homecoming for the CW. His manufacturing credit additionally embody the corporate’s Prodigal Son for Fox, Gotham Knights and Kung Fu for the CW, and Superpowered: The DC Story for Max. Moreover, Gabay oversaw Berlanti Prods’ Titans for Max, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina for Netflix, and Riverdale, All American and Katy Keene for the CW. In 2020, he produced the GLAAD-nominated HBO Max docuseries Equal.
Earlier than Berlanti Productions, Gabay spent a number of years at Fox, rising from Supervisor of Comedy Improvement to SVP Comedy Improvement & Programming. He was concerned within the growth of such sequence as The Final Man on Earth, The Mick, Ghosted, LA to Vegas, The Grinder, Dads and Enlisted, whereas additionally overseeing New Lady, Household Man, Bob’s Burgers, and The Simpsons amongst others.
“Jonathan is a rare artistic govt, beloved within the business, with impeccable style and a rare community of high-end expertise relationships,” Eirich and LoFaso stated in a joint assertion. “His monitor file speaks for itself and makes him the proper chief to drive Rideback’s tv division into its subsequent chapter, and we couldn’t be extra thrilled to have him on board.”
Rideback, launched in 2007 by Dan Lin as Lin Photos, is presently in manufacturing on Seasons 2 and three of Netflix’s Avatar: The Final Airbender. The corporate additionally lately produced Inside Chinatown for Hulu, starring Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng and Chloe Bennet. Beforehand, Rideback produced the CW sequence Walker, which ran for 4 seasons, in addition to its prequel Walker: Independence, each from CBS Studios.
“I’m past excited to hitch Rideback, an organization that’s all the time pushing the usual for daring, progressive storytelling,” Gabay stated. “Jonathan and Michael are constructing one thing very particular — a creator-friendly dwelling the place collaboration and neighborhood gasoline extraordinary creativity. I can’t wait to contribute to that legacy by growing sequence that entertain, encourage, and resonate with audiences all over the world.”
Gabay introduced his departure from Berlanti Prods. on Instagram every week in the past, thanking the corporate’s principals Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter.
“I discovered a lot and made so many superb buddies,” he wrote. “Past grateful and excited for the subsequent chapter.”