Jane Wiseman is leaving Paramount+ as Skydance reshapes its streaming leadership following the merger involving Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. Her departure comes as Casey Bloys establishes a new management structure for the company’s streaming operations, with HBO Max originals chief Sarah Aubrey set to oversee Paramount+’s original series.
Bloys, co-CEO and chief content officer of Skydance Direct-to-Consumer, announced the leadership changes in an internal memo outlining responsibilities across the company’s streaming platforms. While several senior HBO executives will retain their existing roles, the new structure expands the responsibilities of key leaders across both services.
The changes signal a closer alignment between HBO Max and Paramount+ as Skydance prepares to bring the platforms together. However, Bloys said both services would continue building on their existing programming momentum until the company is ready to combine them.
Sarah Aubrey to Oversee Paramount+ Original Series
Aubrey, who leads original programming at HBO Max, will assume responsibility for Paramount+’s original series alongside her existing duties. She will also continue overseeing Max Originals and international programming.
The appointment places Paramount+’s scripted series under an executive who already manages a substantial part of HBO Max’s original programming operation. The move also gives the company a more unified leadership structure as it coordinates content development across its streaming portfolio.
Bloys said clearly defined responsibilities would help writers, producers and other creative partners understand where different projects belong within the organisation.
He also stressed the importance of maintaining HBO’s reputation for television excellence while allowing HBO Max and Paramount+ to continue developing their respective programming slates until the platforms are ready to come together.
HBO Executives Retain Key Programming Roles
Several members of Bloys’ existing HBO leadership team will continue overseeing their respective departments under the new structure.
Francesca Orsi will remain responsible for drama series and films, while Amy Gravitt will continue leading comedy programming. Nina Rosenstein will oversee late-night programming and specials.
Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller will also retain responsibility for documentary programming.
Orsi has received a promotion to president of HBO drama series and films, elevating her from her previous executive vice president position. Her expanded title reflects her continuing role in shaping the network’s drama slate.
Meanwhile, Glenn Whitehead, HBO’s former business affairs chief, will serve as president and chief operating officer of HBO and Paramount+. His responsibilities will span both services.
The leadership structure keeps much of HBO’s existing programming team in place while expanding selected executives’ responsibilities across the broader streaming business.
Why HBO Remains Central to Skydance’s Streaming Strategy
The new arrangement highlights HBO’s importance to Skydance’s plans for its streaming portfolio.
Bloys emphasised that HBO must maintain its established standards while the company works towards closer coordination between HBO Max and Paramount+. The approach also gives both services room to continue supporting their existing shows and development plans during the transition.
For now, the leadership changes do not mean the two streaming services have immediately become a single platform. Instead, Skydance is aligning management responsibilities while the services continue operating separately.
The company has not established a firm public timeline for bringing the platforms together. As a result, the immediate effects on subscribers, programming schedules, and individual series remain unclear.
Jane Wiseman’s Paramount+ Tenure and Career
Wiseman joined Paramount+ after Skydance acquired Paramount in 2025. She worked under Cindy Holland, who previously led the company’s direct-to-consumer business.
During her time at Paramount+, Wiseman oversaw the development of several high-profile projects, including Discretion, starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning, and The Best of Us, featuring Jeremy Strong.
Her slate also included a planned update of Clueless and dramas involving Viola Davis and Anne Hathaway, titled Ascent and Fear Not, respectively.
Wiseman also oversaw programming across Paramount+’s wider series portfolio, including Taylor Sheridan productions and the Dexter franchise.
Before joining Paramount+, she served as head of U.S. television at Sister. She previously spent about a decade at Netflix, where she rose to vice president of original series and head of comedy after joining the streamer in 2014.
Her Netflix career coincided with the company’s expansion of original programming across comedy and drama.
In a memo to colleagues, Wiseman expressed pride in the team and described her time at the company as a privilege. Bloys also praised her work, calling Paramount+’s development slate impressive and thanking her for helping with the transition.
What the Leadership Changes Mean for Paramount+ and HBO Max
Wiseman’s departure represents a significant change for Paramount+’s original programming team as Skydance brings its streaming operations into closer alignment.
Aubrey’s expanded responsibilities and the retention of several HBO executives suggest that the company intends to rely heavily on its existing HBO leadership while it works out the future structure of the two services.
However, the full impact on original series development, commissioning decisions and the platforms’ eventual integration remains to be seen.
For viewers, the most important question is whether the new structure will change the range of programmes available on each service. For now, Skydance’s stated approach is to preserve the momentum of both platforms while clarifying leadership responsibilities.
Further details about the long-term integration and its potential effect on programming will depend on decisions the company has yet to announce.