Nicole Clemens is heading to Amazon to lead international originals.
Clemens, the former Paramount TV Studios boss, will take up the Vice President and Head of International Originals role at Prime Video and MGM Studios, which comes after her new boss Kelly Day had her role expanded amid a time of change for the juggernaut.
Clemens will lead an international originals team hat last year made 140 shows and movies across more than 20 territories including the likes of Culpa Tuya, Maxton Hall and Clarkson’s Farm. Upcoming projects include Red Queen and Betty La Fea (Colombia); and new projects like Newtopia, Superboys of Malegaon, Graduation Trip: Mallorca and Costiera.
Clemens will spend a period of time at the Amazon MGM Studios’ Culver City HQ, before relocating to London, according to an internal note from Day that has just been sent out, seen by Deadline. She joins international originals bosses including Javiera Balmaceda (Head of International Originals, Latin America, Canada & Australia), Tara Erer (Head of International Originals, Northern Europe), Nicole Morganti (Head of International Originals, Southern Europe) and John Holmes (Director of International Originals Production & Post), who will report into Clemens.
She is a former Paramount TV Studios boss and Paramount+ President of Original Scripted Series, who left soon after Paramount TV Studios was shut down, after working on the likes of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Reacher and Cross.
“I look forward to Nicole joining the Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios family next month and I’m sure you’ll provide a warm welcome,” said Day.
The news comes at a time of change for Amazon both in the U.S. and internationally. Studios boss Jennifer Salke recently exited soon after international originals boss James Farrell and UK MD Chris Bird. After Salke left, Day was handed an expanded role internationally.
