
In the latest round of upper-level behind-the-camera series hires, Mad Men director Lesli Linka Glatter has joined new Fox drama series Ride-Along as a co-executive producer/director, 24 producer-director Brad Turner has joined CBS’ new drama Hawaii Five-O, also as a co-executive producer-director, while Without a Trace alum David Amann has come on board ABC’s dramedy Castle as an executive producer.
WME-repped Glatter has directed six episodes of AMC’s Mad Men and recently won a DGA Award for helming the Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency episode. She previously worked with Ride-Along creator/executive producer Shawn Ryan on Fox’s Lie To Me, on which he was showrunner this past season, and CBS’ The Unit, which Ryan also executive produced and ran.
Turner joins Hawaii Five-O from Fox’s 24 where he was the producing director for the past four seasons, rising to executive producer, and was part of the show’s producing team that won best drama series Emmy in 2006. Among the episodes he directed this season are the two-hour premiere, and the two-hour 24 series finale. He is repped by APA.
New Castle executive producer Amann, who joins creator/showrunner/executive producer Andrew Marlowe, previously spent four seasons on CBS’ Without A Trace, the last two as co-showrunner/ executive producer. He is repped by Gersh.
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Lesli is an award-winning top-notch talent- they are lucky to have her.
Good job Brad!!!!!
Congrats Mr. Amann. Castle is lucky to get you.
Lesli could still direct episodes of Mad Men, since Mad Men films when her new show would be finished shooting. I loved her direction of Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency. Great episode.
Huh! I still haven’t forgiven the showrunners of Without a Trace for ruining the show. The last three seasons were the pits and Amann played his part. For the sake of the fans, I sure hope he does better on Castle.
Oh no, i hope that Castle doesn’t change — this a show that is sheer perfection and does not to be changed in the slightest. I hope it gets loads of emmy nominations.
David Amann is a class act and a good guy. Castle’s gain.
Leslie is as good as it gets and a delight on the set. GREAT HIRE!!! GO LLG!!!
Castle will only get better. Amann’s fantastic.
Lesli is a terrific director and an equally terrific person – congrats to her and to Ridealong for getting her! And no, I’m not her agent or publicist – just a writer who’s worked with her when she’s directed episodes of shows I’ve written. A class act all the way.
Congrats to Lesli Linka Glatter – ultra-talented and an all-around inspiration*