Morgan Wandell Biography

Morgan Wandell
(USA) Senior Vice President, Drama Development ABC Studios

Morgan Wandell serves as senior vice president, drama development for ABC Studios, the television production studio of the Walt Disney Company. In his role, Mr. Wandell is responsible for the development of drama programming for the studio which created international hit franchises Lost, Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy.
As head of the drama department, Mr. Wandell oversees a team of creative executives who identify, cultivate and develop drama programming for network broadcast and cable exhibition. His recent slate of programming includes the award-winning freshman sensation Ugly Betty, the compelling critically-acclaimed family saga Brothers and Sisters, and two successful seasons-to-date of the procedural crime drama Criminal Minds and Jennifer Love Hewitt’s Ghost Whisperer.
Prior to joining ABC Studios, Mr. Wandell was president of programming for the Channel One Network, where he expanded production capabilities by creating original programming for outside networks including the highly acclaimed series Breaking it Down with Serena for MTV. During an earlier career with Channel One, he developed and produced news features and was the recipient of numerous film and television awards.
Mr. Wandell has also served as vice president of development for Digital Entertainment Network (DEN), the online entertainment network geared toward Generation Y. In this role, he supervised entertainment-based programming, managed production, and oversaw new content acquisitions.
Named by The Hollywood Reporter in 2006 as one of 35 executives in the next generation to watch, Mr. Wandell is currently working on slate of pilots for Fall 2007 that have attracted acclaimed theatrical and television actors, writers and directors.