Ken Olin joins Dan Fogelman and co-showrunners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger at the studio.
Ken Olin, who exec produces and directs the NBC hit drama, has inked his first overall deal with the Disney-owned studio. Under the terms of the deal, Olin will continue to serve as an exec producer and director on the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated drama from creator Dan Fogelman.
"Ken is a special talent and a terrific guy who has been such a valuable resource to Dan and everyone at," said 20th president of creative affairs Jonnie Davis. "Keeping him at this studio and on that important show was literally a mission for Howard [Kurtzman] and me, and we’re equally excited to work on other projects with him. He’s hungry and excited to do more which is music to our ears.
Olin joins a rapidly growing stable of overall deals at 20th TV, which has been aggressively inking new pacts since becoming part of the Disney Television Studios fold earlier this year. The studio has announced a massive 21 new overall deals with talent including Adam F. Goldberg, Phoebe Robinson, Drew Goddard, John Legend, Liz Meriwether, Jon M. Chu and more.
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