‘Matlock’ Producer Cloud Nine Names Amanda Tudesco President

EXCLUSIVE: Cloud Nine Productionsone of the production companies behind CBS Matlockhas a new President.

The company, which was founded by NCIS: Los Angeles star Eric Christian Olsencalled Amanda Tudesco to the role.

Tudesco was previously head of TV and film at Jenny Kissed Me, Jenny Han’s production company that had an overall deal at Amazon.

She will help Olsen expand the television company’s footprint and develop a number of projects under her first-look deal with CBS Studios, which is the studio behind the Kathy Bates legal drama.

It comes after Matlock received a renewal at the start of season two.

Separately, Anna Volain Jones was promoted to VP. Volain Jones, who previously worked at Legendary Entertainment, where he supported the development of projects such as HBO’s Dune: Prophecy and Apple’s Monarch, is co-executive producer on Matlock, who joined the company in 2021.

Tudesco helped build Jenny Kissed Me and has worked on series, including at Amazon The summer I returned Enough of and Netflix XO, Kitty. Prior to that, she spent six years as head of development and production at Carpool Entertainment, working alongside showrunners Karyn Usher and Lisa Zwerling, where she worked at Starz. The tower.

Olsen founded Cloud Nine Productions in 2016 and previously produced comedy for Hulu I woke upwho played Lamorne Morris. He has had a first-look deal with CBS Studios for the past eight years. It is repeated by UTA.

“Amanda is a superstar and we are thrilled to have her on board,” said Eric Christian Olsen. “She has fantastic development instincts, incredible production skills and an excellent reputation with writers, reps and buyers. With our ongoing commitment to never work with jerks, she is also a deeply kind and caring human being with a great sense of humor.”

Tudesco added: “I am so honored to be joining Eric and his incredible team at such an exciting time for Cloud Nine. Eric’s amazing reputation as a producer speaks for itself and I was so inspired by his intelligence, hustle and ability to quickly solve complex problems during production. I’m excited about our next chapter together as we continue to produce, develop and support unique stories across all genres.”