Speaker Liz Tang
As the head of the acquisitions team at Fifth Season, Tang seeks out and secures best-in-class unscripted and scripted content for the company’s global TV distribution slate, building partnerships with producers and financing projects at all stages of production. Notable unscripted titles developed on her watch include Netflix’s top-rating feature doc, The Pez Outlaw, from Sidestilt Films; celeb-hairdresser docusoap Blowing L.A., from Fulwell 73; the acclaimed investigative docuseries Victoria’s Secret: Angels & Demons, from Film 45 and Altimeter; Lightbox’s premium limited docuseries Spector and Curse of the Chippendales; and Hulu’s Emmy-winning WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn. Prior to joining Fifth Season, Tang managed series acquisition for Sky UK, with a special focus on the US Studios, and she has over a decade of experience in acquisitions and co-productions at leading international broadcasters and network groups, including the BBC, ViacomCBS, and Discovery.
Speaking on: Meet a Distributor (Breakfast)
