Michelle Mendelovitz has stepped down as head of Mattel Television Studios, Variety has confirmed.
Mendelovitz joined the studio in November of last year, where she oversaw the development, production and distribution of Mattel’s slate of episodic content on broadcast and streaming globally. She was recently involved in the new Barney the Dinosaur animated series, titled “Barney’s World,” for Max and Cartoon Network. The series, which was announced in May, will premiere in 2024.
Prior to her role at Mattel Television Studios, Mendelovitz served as an executive producer at Hillary and Chelsea Clinton’s Hiddenlight Productions, following her exit as 20th Television Studios’ head of drama in January 2022. She also previously worked as senior creative executive for scripted and unscripted programming at Apple, as well as vice president of scripted…
