EXCLUSIVE: Vinny Malhotra left Higher ground.
Malhotra joins Obama's production company in April 2023 as president.
Former Showtime documentary executive Malhotra produced a number of high-profile series during his two-and-a-half years at the company, including Starting from 5 a ten-part Netflix basketball series featuring a behind-the-scenes look at five of the league's best players, which recently premiered its second season, and Yard of Gold which chronicled the men's Olympic basketball tournament in Paris in 2024.
The company will now be led by head of film Anika McLaren, head of television Jesse Dikovicki and head of nonfiction and sports Ethan Lewis.
Higher Ground's head of business and strategy Joe Paulsen said: “We are grateful for Vinnie's influence and many contributions to Higher Ground. He has been instrumental in our growth and we wish him every success in his next chapter.”
The company's TV lineup also includes Netflix Later datesAn unscripted dating series about seniors who find companionship, an Emmy Award-winning limited series. Work: what we do all day and a series about nature Our oceans And Our great national parks.
Netflix's upcoming projects include: All sinners bleedfilm adaptation of the novel by S.A. Cosby, Altruistswhich tells the story of Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, as well as Larry David's half-hour sketch comedy series about American history for HBO.
Malhotra left Showtime in 2023. He joined the network in 2015 and has been responsible for creating and executive producing documentaries, including We need to talk about Cosby, Weiner, Attica and XY Chelsea, as well as docuseries like Couples Therapy, UFO, Circus. And Love scam. He has also contributed greatly to the booming music documentary business with musicians such as Spector, Identity Crisis: One Night Only, Bitch: The Sound and Fury of Rick James, Shangri-La, Wu-Tang Clan: Of Microphones and Men And Whitney: Can I be myself?
He previously worked at CNN Worldwide, where he was senior vice president of development and acquisitions and worked on series including Anthony Bourdain “Parts Unknown” Morgan Spurlock: “Inside Man” And This is Life with Lisa Ling. He started his career at ABC News and then moved to ESPN.
