Eric Schrier

Eric Schrier is the president of Disney Television Studios & Global Original Television Strategy for Disney Entertainment. In this position, he oversees 20th Television and 20th Television Animation, which fuel Disney’s streaming platforms and linear networks across brands including Hulu, Disney+, FX, ABC Entertainment, Disney Branded Television, Freeform and Onyx Collective.

Additionally, Schrier oversees the Global Original Television Strategy, working closely with domestic and regional leaders on their creative output of over 4,500 hours of programming annually across more than 300 titles. In this role, Schrier is responsible for centralized teams managing business affairs, production, strategy, labor relations and financial management. He is also responsible for Disney+’s local original television content, being produced in local languages across 25 countries around the globe.

Schrier is also responsible for oversight of the Creative Talent, Development and Inclusion team — the industry-leading talent placement and professional development pipeline serving partners across Disney Entertainment.

In 2023 and 2024, Schrier was a Variety 500 honoree and appeared on Variety’s Top Dealmakers list as one of the most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry in 2023. The divisions under his purview produce award-winning and critically acclaimed series domestically including 2024-2025 breakout hits “High Potential” and “Paradise,” alongside established hits “9-1-1,” “Abbott Elementary,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Only Murders in the Building” and “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”; anthology series “American Crime Story,” “American Horror Story” and “Feud”; and adult animation hits “Bob’s Burgers,” “Family Guy,” “The Simpsons” and “Futurama,” which drove over 3.7 billion hours streamed last year; alongside international hits including “Moving” — the No. 1 local original title globally on Disney+, “Light Shop” — the biggest Korean original of 2024, “A Thousands Blows,” ”Suspicious Minds,” ‘Stolen Girl” and “Killer Nannies.”

Prior to his current role, Schrier served as president of FX Entertainment for over two decades and was responsible for overseeing all aspects of FX-branded original content on FX, FXX, and FX on Hulu. His responsibilities included management of Creative, Business Affairs, Casting, Production and Operations, thereby overseeing all of FX’s television studio and FX Productions (FXP). During his tenure, hit FX series developed and produced include “Archer,” “The Americans,” “Atlanta,” “The Bear,” “Fargo,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Justified,” “Nip/Tuck,” “The Old Man,” “Shogun,” “Snowfall” and “Sons of Anarchy.” Starting with “The Shield” in 2002, Schrier has been creatively involved with more than 100 FX original programs, totaling almost 2,000 hours of content, which have earned 620 Emmy® Award nominations and won 103.

Schrier is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television, where he previously served as an adjunct professor. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Anti-Defamation League of Los Angeles, and he is a former president of the Hollywood Radio & Television Society (HRTS).