Phil Breman is an accomplished television executive with over two decades of creative and business experience. He has worked in almost every facet of the television landscape developing, managing, producing, and writing both scripted and unscripted programming for broadcast and cable television, streaming services, and online distribution.
Phil currently serves as the Head of Live-Action Television for Mattel Television where he oversees all scripted and unscripted development and production. In this role, Phil is responsible for identifying content opportunities for all existing Mattel IP as well as developing new and original content that organically fits under the Mattel brand. Phil currently serves as an Executive Producer on several ongoing projects such as the Emmy-winning Monster High movie series for Nickelodeon and Paramount+, Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge for NBC, Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge for HGTV, and Pictionary for Fox and CBS.
Prior to joining Mattel, Phil served as Vice President of Current Programming at NBC Entertainment where he oversaw all creative and production elements of numerous drama and comedy series. Phil worked alongside a wide variety of high-profile creative talent such as Tina Fey, Shawn Ryan, Eric Kripke, Will Packer, and Sean Hayes, among many others. Stand-out projects include Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Mr. Mayor, Manifest, The Blacklist, Will & Grace, Timeless, Trial & Error, La Brea and A.P. Bio.
Phil also headed up all live-action series development for the Disney Channel where he developed over a dozen successful comedy series such as Good Luck Charlie, Liv and Maddie, Austin & Ally, K.C. Undercover and Jessie.
Before joining the Hollywood executive ranks, he was a co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Be Jane, Inc. – a multi-media and lifestyle brand company servicing the women’s home improvement industry. Phil built and led a creative team that launched both TV and web-based series with Scripps and MSN.com, created a line of books through Random House and Time Warner, and produced hundreds of hours of customized content for corporate partners such as Bank of America, The Home Depot, Lowe’s, Skil and Target.
Phil is also a former sitcom writer who has written and produced over 100 episodes of network television. He served as a senior-level writer/producer on such shows as the Paramount Television/WB sitcom, Raising Dad starring Bob Saget, Kat Dennings, and Brie Larson, and the NBC/WB sitcom, For Your Love starring Holly Robinson Peete, James Lesure, and DeDee Pfeiffer.
Phil is also an accomplished speaker having made keynote speeches at the Toronto Screenwriting Conference, Content Canada, UCLA School of Television and Film, and USC School of Cinematic Arts as well as having served as a featured guest on panels for the WGA, DGA, NBC Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Canadian Film Board and many others.
Phil is a Warren Honors Graduate of the University of California at San Diego and a current member of the Writers Guild of America and NATAS.
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