2 days Ago By matthewgrobar
EXCLUSIVE : Sugar23 has named Alec Stern Vice President of Production for Film & TV, promoting Jacob Snyder to Literary Manager. In his new role, Stern will advance Sugar23’s focus on developing impactful content. He brings with him a breadth of experience from previous roles at Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content, FX, and WME.
Most recently, he served as Director of Original Content at Paramount+, following his position as Director of Development at Paramount Television Studios. At Paramount, he played a key role in developing and producing standout series including The Offer , Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , Fatal Attraction , and Rabbit Hole . Snyder began his career at UTA before joining Sugar23 and quickly establishing himself as a rising talent.
Going forward, he’ll continue to guide a dynamic roster of clients across the literary and talent departments, including Cailee Spaeny ( Priscilla ), Diane Lane ( The Perfect Storm ), Jeremy Strong ( The Apprentice ), Alex Akpobome ( Industry ), Alex Lora ( The Masterpiece ), Andre Anthony ( The Night Agent ), Brandon & Kurtis Birtell ( The Ambush ), Bo Zhang ( Ruthless Blade ), Jerry Kontogiorgis ( The Fourth Wall ), Jonatan Egholm Keis ( Cataract ), Ryan Riley ( Take Back the Night ), Sam Lerner ( The Drop , The Goldbergs ), and Tyler Stevens & Wade Stanton ( Vigilant ). Stated Sugar23’s founder, Michael Sugar, “The addition of Alec Stern and promotion of Jacob Snyder marks exciting growth within the company. Stern brings years of experience, knowledge, and leadership to the job making him an ideal addition.
Snyder has grown within Sugar23 and continues to prove himself with invaluable client relations. We couldn’t be happier to have both on our team.” Founded by Sugar in 2017, Sugar23’s best known projects on the producing front include Spotlight , The Knick , The OA , Maniac , 13 Reasons Why , and I Am the Night , to name just a few.
Currently, they have The Turning Point airing on MSNBC, which was co-produced alongside Time Studios, Trevor Noah’s Day Zero Productions, Mainstay and P&G Studios. Recently hiring Antoni Kaczmarek and Sydney Blanke as lit managers, the company is coming off of the signings of actresses Rosa Salazar and Iris Apatow, as well as Dead Talents Society filmmaker John Hsu..
