Syfy Names Andie Beckerman VP, Alternative Development
Syfy has named Andie Beckerman to the position of Vice President, Alternative Development and Production, the network said Thursday.
Beckerman, who will report to Heather Olander, Senior Vice President, Alternative Development and Production, Syfy, will be tasked with developing and overseeing unscripted alternative programming, said network officials.
Beckerman was most recently Director of Development, Unscripted Original Programming for AMC, where she developed and oversaw current programming on a wide range of successful unscripted series such as Talking Dead, Comic Book Men and Game of Arms.
“With Andie’s passion for the genre and her keen creative instincts, she’s a tremendous addition to our programming team and to the future growth of the Syfy brand,” Olander said in a statement.
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