Warner Bros. Television has promoted veteran executive Clancy Collins White to the newly created position of president of creative affairs.
In the role, Collins White will continue to oversee scripted programming development for WBTV while also adding oversight of casting and research. She reports to Channing Dungey, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group and WBD US Networks.
“Warner Bros Television has been my home for more than 20 years, and I am incredibly honored by this opportunity and excited to take on this new role,” Collins White said. “I want to extend my deepest thanks to Channing for her mentorship and unwavering support. I look forward to continuing our work together alongside our amazingly talented teams and the best storytellers in the business.”
In addition, WBTV casting head Mele Nagler has been promoted to executive vice president of that department. She will now report to Collins White and continues to supervise casting for all live-action WBTV scripted shows as well as the management and hiring of studio casting executives and independent casting directors for WBTV productions.
Along with casting, Collins White oversees comedy development, led by Adrienne Turner; drama development, led by Parul Agrawal; and will now supervise audience & content research and insights, headed by Jeanne Cotton.
Dungey continues to oversee current programming, led by Vicki Dummer. Brett Paul remains president of Warner Bros. Television Group and recently became COO of Warner Bros. Discovery US Networks, reporting to Dungey in both roles. He has oversight of business and operations for live-action scripted as well as WB Unscripted Television and TV Animation.
“Clancy has been an essential part of Warner Bros. Television’s success for more than two decades, and I am thrilled that she will now take on an even more prominent leadership role,” Dungey said. “Storytelling is at the heart of everything we do, and Clancy’s taste, collaborative spirit, passion for making great television, and dedication to our artistic partners make her the ideal creative leader for our future. Mele has played an invaluable part in putting together stellar casts for our highest-profile current series. I’m delighted to recognize her outstanding work with this most-deserved promotion.”
Collins White has been with WBTV for over 20 years, first joining the studio in 2004 as vice president of current programming. She eventually rose through the ranks to executive vice president of drama development before being promoted to her most recent role of executive vice president of creative affairs in 2020.
In her time with the studio, she has worked on shows like the highly popular DC “Arrow”-verse dramas, “Gotham,” “The Leftovers,” “Lucifer,” “Maid,” “Watchmen,” and many more. Recent launches under her supervision include “The Pitt” on Max, “Running Point” at Netflix, and “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” at CBS.
Prior to her time at WBTV, she worked for companies like MGM Worldwide Television Group, Paramount Domestic Television, New World Television, Four Point Entertainment, Wilshire Court Productions, and Katz/Rush Entertainment.
Nagler was most recently senior vice president and head of casting, a role she has held since 2022. She first came to WBTV in 2015. She has worked on shows including “Black Lightning,” “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” “Manifest,” and “Queen Sugar.” She has more than 25 years of casting experience across TV, film, and theatre.
“I am elated to continue calling Warner Bros Television my professional home,” Nagler said. “To work alongside the best executives in the business as we support our industry’s most talented creatives is a true honor. I cannot thank Channing and Clancy enough for their belief in me. I look forward to our continued collaboration.”
