Leviathan Productions Names Jared Sleisenger Vice President Of Production
EXCLUSIVE: Leviathan Productions has hired Jared Sleisenger as Vice President of Production, Deadline has learned. In his new role, focused on Leviathan’s TV slate, Sleisenger will work across development and production.
The entertainment veteran joins from CrossCheck Studios, a Gen Z focused production company with a development deal at Prime Video. During his time at that company, he led film and TV development efforts across their scripted and unscripted slates, working with distribution partners including Amazon, Paramount, Peacock, and STXFilms. Prior to that, he worked as a development executive at Paramount Television Studios.
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Most recently, Sleisenger served as a co-producer on Alex Edelman’s acclaimed one-man show Just For Us during its Broadway run at the Hudson Theatre.
“I’m incredibly excited to welcome Jared to our team here Leviathan,” said CEO Ben Cosgrove. “His deep knowledge about the TV industry, thoughtful creative instincts, and tireless work ethic have already brought incredible value to our projects. I look forward to working with him as we continue to build our company.”
Added Sleisenger in a statement to Deadline, “There is no more urgent time than now to bring stories about Jewish identity, history and culture to wide audiences. I’m thrilled to join the team at Leviathan and help champion projects that illustrate the richness and diversity of the Jewish and Israeli experience.”
Founded by veteran film producer Cosgrove and bestselling author Josh Foer, Leviathan Productions focuses on acquiring and developing mass-market films and television content based on Jewish history, folklore, and literature, as well as stories about Israel.
Past projects announced by the company include adaptations of Leonard Slater’s book The Pledge — centered on the true story of the men and women who led the underground effort in the U.S. to acquire and transport planes to Israel in advance of the War of Independence — as well as the novel The Secret Chord by Pulitzer Prize-winner Geraldine Brooks about the rise and reign of Israel’s King David. Also previously announced was an adaptation by playwright Anna Ziegler of her award-winning play Photograph 51, which starred Nicole Kidman during its run in the West End, and a horror pic based on the Golem legend to be written by A Series Of Unfortunate Events‘ Daniel Handler.
Most recently unveiled by Leviathan was a forthcoming feature adaptation of Henry Ford’s War on Jews and the Legal Battles Against Hate Speech, the historical work penned by Victoria Saker Woeste.
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