Jhamal Robinson joins as Head of U.S. Productions, Unscripted and Scripted, while Emily Knight comes on board as Senior Vice President of Unscripted Development.
Fremantle announced the strengthening of its production and development executive teams with the strategic addition of two new hires. Jhamal Robinson has joined Fremantle in the newly created role of Head of U.S. Productions, Unscripted and Scripted, while Emily Knight joins as Senior Vice President of Unscripted Development.
“As our production slate continues to grow in both scale and ambition, it’s essential that our leadership team evolves alongside it,” said Suzanne Lopez, COO of Fremantle North America. “Adding these two exceptional executives to our leadership team will help ensure Fremantle remains at the forefront of delivering innovative programming across every platform.”
In this newly created role, Robinson will oversee Fremantle’s expansive U.S. portfolio of both unscripted and scripted programming, reporting to Suzanne Lopez, COO of Fremantle North America. His responsibilities will include overseeing all aspects of Fremantle’s physical production, including U.S. productions for the Eureka and Original Productions studios, as well as leading the strategic planning, execution, and delivery of premium content across broadcast, streaming, and digital platforms.
“Fremantle has an extraordinary creative legacy and a strong slate across both unscripted and scripted content,” Robinson said. “I look forward to working with the team to align production and creative pipelines in ways that support our studios and continue delivering premium content to audiences across all viewing platforms.”
Robinson brings decades of senior production leadership experience, with deep expertise in building and scaling operations across broadcast and streaming platforms. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President of Physical Production and Head of A.I. Studio at A+E Global Media, where he led physical and post-production teams while integrating emerging technologies across global content portfolios.
Previously, he was Vice President of Production Management for the U.S. and Canada at Netflix, overseeing production strategy and management for the streamer’s original films, series, and unscripted slates across North America. In addition, Robinson is an Emmy Award winner for his work on Clean House with Niecy Nash.
Knight will report to Jimmy Fox, Executive Vice President of Unscripted Development and Sales at Fremantle, where she will help drive the development of the company’s next era of globally distinctive formats. As Senior Vice President of Unscripted Development, she will build on Fremantle’s unmatched format legacy by advancing a dynamic slate of bold, globally scalable unscripted concepts.
“Fremantle is synonymous with world-class unscripted television, and the opportunity to work alongside Jimmy is incredible,” Knight said. “His creative instincts and appetite for scale align perfectly with how I approach development, and I’m so excited to help build the next generation of standout global formats with the fantastic team here.”
Knight joins Fremantle from AGC Studios, the studio behind The Tinder Swindler, where she served as Senior Vice President of Development. Previously, she was Head of Development at leading UK companies including Expectation and All3 Media’s Maverick, contributing to series such as Ex on the Beach, Escape, and reboots of 10 Years Younger and How to Look Good Naked. She brings to Fremantle a strong track record of creating and selling formats across multiple genres to both networks and streaming platforms.
