Biographie
Channing Dungey, a highly respected leader in the television industry, was appointed Chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group in October 2020 and began her role in January 2021. She holds creative oversight of all Warner Bros.' exceptional television production efforts, including scripted and unscripted/alternative series for streaming platforms, premium and basic cable channels, and broadcast networks.
As Chairman, Dungey leads Warner Bros. Television, the studio's primary unit for live-action scripted programming, along with Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, which produces unscripted and alternative content through its three production divisions: Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, Telepictures, and Shed Media. Since January 2021, these scripted and unscripted units have produced over 120 series across streaming services, cable partners, broadcast networks, and local stations.
Before joining Warner Bros., Dungey was Vice President of Original Series at Netflix, where she contributed to recruiting David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and secured multiple overall production deals with talents such as Regina King, Mara Brock Akil, Bill Prady, Michael Green, and Gina Rodriguez. She oversaw notable series including Self Made: Inspired By the Life of Madam C.J. Walker starring Octavia Spencer; Away, featuring Hilary Swank; and two projects from Shonda Rhimes: the critically acclaimed Bridgerton and Inventing Anna, inspired by the story of conwoman Anna Delvey. Dungey also played a role in acquiring Darren Star's Emily in Paris, which premiered in October 2020 and was quickly renewed for a second season.
Previously, she was president of ABC Entertainment, managing all aspects of development, programming, marketing, and scheduling for ABC’s primetime and late-night shows. During her leadership, she supported a diverse range of successful programming, including The Good Doctor and the revival of American Idol. Under her guidance, ABC became the most socially engaged network on air, boosting shows like black-ish, How to Get Away with Murder, and The Goldbergs, while revitalizing long-running series such as Grey's Anatomy.
Dungey joined ABC’s drama development department in June 2009, during which she developed and launched hit series like Scandal, Quantico, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., American Crime, and Once Upon a Time. Prior to that, she managed drama development and acquisitions at ABC Studios, overseeing series like Shondaland’s Private Practice and CBS’s long-running Criminal Minds, among others.
Her experience spans television and film production. She co-founded Dexterity Pictures with Pamela Post, focusing on both studio and independent film production as well as television series development. Additionally, she served as president of Material, a film production company with a first-look deal at Warner Bros. Earlier, she spent five years as a Warner Bros. production executive, developing and supervising a wide range of commercially successful and critically acclaimed films.
A magna cum laude graduate of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, Dungey has been a visiting professor there and serves on its Executive Board. She is a founding and current board member of Step Up, a board member of Children's Institute, a Los Angeles member of BAFTA, and serves on the Board of Governors for the Motion Picture & Television Fund.
