ABC Studios VP of Drama Development Juan Alfonso is leaving the studio executive ranks to join Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters’ Fazekas & Butters production company, which is based at AB…
, on both of which Fazekas and Butters served as executive producers/showrunners. Saves the World“I’ve been working with Tara & Michele for 5 years on the studio side, and have always been a huge fan of their remarkable brand of smarts, humor and emotion, and the way they manage to blend genres in a way that feels effortless,” said Alfonso.
Alfonso previously led new content development and production for ESPN International, overseeing the launch of new documentaries, scripted programs and selected studio shows worldwide, including the network’s first foreign language scripted series,Alfonso began his career in ad agencies in New York and San Francisco, working on brands like Miller Lite, Saturn and Adidas.
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