ABC Studios' Head of Alternative Exits (Exclusive)

Exclusive: ABC Studios' head of alternative exits

Fernando Hernandez, the executive who joined the Disney-backed studio in early 2018, has exited the company. A replacement has not yet been determined.

Brought in by now former ABC Studios president Patrick Moran, the former head of Universal Television Alternative Studios had set up a wide-ranging slate of unscripted projects for both Disney-backed platforms and outside the company's portfolio. Those includedThe alternative division was a key area of focus for Moran, who was pushed out in July after Disney inherited a number of executives as part of its $71.3 billion Fox acquisition.

Sources say ABC Studios remains committed to being in the unscripted programming space. It's unclear who will replace the executive as Disney's studio division is flush with executives who came over as part of the Fox deal. Hernandez is the latest senior exec to depart ABC Studios after Fox's studio execs joined the company. He joins Moran and exec vp business operations Howard Davine.

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