Elisa Ellis is an Executive Producer of series American Rust (Prime Video), Invasion (Apple), and Beacon 23 (MGM+) and the former Chief Creative Officer at Platform One Media/Boat Rocker Media.
Previously Elisa headed Creative Affairs at Dreamworks Animation Live Action TV division under Jeffrey Katzenberg and Katie O’Connell Marsh.
Before joining Dreamworks Elisa was the President of Creative Affairs & Production for Gaumont Television until 2016 where she was responsible overseeing all aspects of the company’s series development and production including, Narcos, F is for Family & Hemlock Grove for Netflix, and Hannibal for NBC.
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Elisa Ellis is an Executive Producer of series American Rust (Prime Video), Invasion (Apple), and Beacon 23 (MGM+) and the former Chief Creative Officer at Platform One Media/Boat Rocker Media.
Previously Elisa headed Creative Affairs at Dreamworks Animation Live Action TV division under Jeffrey Katzenberg and Katie O’Connell Marsh.
Before joining Dreamworks Elisa was the President of Creative Affairs & Production for Gaumont Television until 2016 where she was responsible overseeing all aspects of the company’s series development and production including, Narcos, F is for Family & Hemlock Grove for Netflix, and Hannibal for NBC.
Prior to joining Gaumont, Elisa spent 6 years at NBC Universal rising through the ranks to SVP Drama Programming at Universal Media Studios where she oversaw the development of Friday Night Lights, Heroes & Parenthood, as well as the production of series such as, Crossing Jordan, House, Las Vegas, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Elisa began her programming career working with David E. Kelley on such series as Ally McBeal, The Practice, Chicago Hope, Boston Public and Boston Legal before joining Universal Television in 2003 as Vice President of Drama Programming where she developed House and shepherded Battlestar Galactica.
