Eric Phillips joins Sony Pictures Television as VP Drama Development

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television is strengthening its drama division and bringing Eric Phillips on board as vice president of drama development. In his new role, he will focus on developing new drama series for all platforms in the U.S. scripted division.

Over the past decade, Phillips has played a key role in helping established and emerging creatives develop and sell their projects.. In April 2018, Phillips partnered with visual artist Hebru Brantley to form Angry Hero, an IP-centric production company centered around Brantley's flagship character Flyboy. At Angry Hero, Phillips pitched a slate of features at Netflix, Amazon MGM, Warner Bros. Animation, Lionsgate and a TV pilot at Starz with SPT, which led to a first-look deal with Chernin Entertainment. Phillips also produced Eraxa short film for Netflix as part of their Emerging Filmmaker Initiative, as well as Wondery's viral True Crime Podcast Over my dead body: Fox Lake.

In publishing, Phillips has set up projects in comics and children's picture books to create underlying intellectual property for adaptations. He was editor of the original comic Action pact written by New York Times bestselling comic book author Jim Krueger, with film rights owned by Chernin Entertainment. Phillips is also co-author of the children's picture book Laundry Land with Brantley, illustrated by Sarah Davis. Both books are scheduled to be published in 2025.

“We are delighted to welcome Eric as his passion, focus and drive make him an excellent addition to the SPT team. We look forward to him bringing his creative knowledge to our growing slate of top-notch drama series,” said Andrew Plotkin, EVP of Drama Development, the

Phillips added: “I am excited to join SPT and be part of the Katherine, Lauren and Andrew group! They have produced some of the most popular and successful shows currently on television and I look forward to being a member of the Sony Pictures family.”