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CJ ENM America announced the appointment of Courteney Tarantin as the company’s new Vice President of Scripted TV. Based in Los Angeles, Tarantin will report to Elsie Choi, Executive Vice President, Head of Scripted TV at CJ ENM America.

In this new role, Tarantin will play a key leadership role in the development and production of original scripted series for English-speaking and global audiences, while also helping to adapt IP from CJ ENM’s robust content library. She will serve as a creative lead for scripted projects and act as a strategic link between CJ ENM’s international production partners and studios in the U.S.

Tarantin joins CJ ENM America from Rideback, where she served as Vice President of Television. During her time at Rideback, she contributed to the development and sale of scripted series to Amazon, Paramount+, Hulu, Showtime, CBS, The CW, ABC, and NBC. Among her standout accomplishments is her work on Walker, the CW hit show that premiered in 2021 and ran for four seasons, as well as its prequel Walker: Independence. Both shows were produced under Rideback’s first-look with CBS TV Studios.

Tarantin began her career in the television department at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), where she laid the foundation for her career in scripted television. Before Rideback, Tarantin worked at Sony Pictures Television’s TriStar TV, where she was involved with critically-acclaimed series such as Hulu’s Shut Eye and Amazon’s Good Girls Revolt and The Last Tycoon.

"Courteney brings an exceptional blend of creative instincts, strategic thinking, and deep industry experience to CJ ENM America at a pivotal time in our scripted expansion," said Elsie Choi, Executive Vice President, Head of Scripted TV at CJ ENM America. "Her track record of championing distinctive voices and delivering compelling series across platforms aligns perfectly with our mission to build global stories that resonate. I’m thrilled to welcome her to the team."