DOMINO MASTERS

GAIL BERMAN

Executive Producer

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Gail Berman is recognized as one of the most prolific content creators in the entertainment business, having launched award-winning properties for television, film, digital and the Broadway stage. 

Berman is the Chairman and CEO of The Jackal Group, a production studio creating scripted and unscripted television, feature films and commercial theater. TJG has produced such varying projects as the cultural phenomenon “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo” and “The Addams Family” animated hit film. Jackal currently has a number of scripted television projects in production. These include MONARCH and DOMINO MASTERS for FOX. On the feature film side, TJG is producing “Elvis,” the Baz Luhrmann musical film and most recently released to global success, the animated film “The Addams Family 2.” Jackal’s film development includes, “I Almost Forgot About You,” based on the Terry McMillan best-selling novel. 

Concurrently, in 2019, Berman initiated and served as the Chairperson of Sidecar Content Accelerator, an in-house production studio for FOX Entertainment.

Berman is one of the few media executives to hold the top posts at both a major film studio and a broadcast television network. She was named President of Paramount Pictures in March 2005. Before joining Paramount, Berman served from 2000 to 2005 as President of Entertainment for FOX Broadcasting Company. She took the network to the top of the ratings for the first time in its history, developing iconic hits, such as “American Idol,” “24,” “House” and “Arrested Development.” 

Prior to FOX, Berman served as founding President of Regency Television, the TV studio created in 1998 as a co-venture between FOX Television Studios and New Regency Productions. Under Berman, Regency Television quickly grew into one of the most prolific and respected suppliers of TV entertainment programming, including the primetime hit “Malcolm In The Middle.” Earlier, as President and CEO of Sandollar Television, Berman served as executive producer on the global hit shows “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” and “Angel.” She has produced more than 300 episodes of television.

Berman spent seven years as co-founder and co-owner of the media company BermanBraun, which became an innovator in the digital arena, creating and operating many successful online brands in categories including celebrity, entertainment and lifestyle.

Berman began her career as a theater producer after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in theater from the University of Maryland. At 23, she co-produced her first Broadway show, the original Broadway production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which went on to garner seven Tony Award nominations. Berman’s other Broadway productions include “Hurlyburly,” by David Rabe (1984); Athol Fugard’s “Blood Knot” (1985); and “The Nerd,” by Larry Shue (1987). All three productions received Tony Award nominations. Currently, Berman is developing two stage musicals based on award-winning films: “Black Swan,” with composer Dave Malloy and director Rachel Chavkin; and “The Rose,” with producer/songwriter Glen Ballard. 

In 2003, Berman was named to Fortune magazine’s list of 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business (#25). That same year, she received the coveted Lucy Award, recognizing “women who have revolutionized the television industry” from Women in Film. In 2004, she was named to Forbes magazine’s list of 100 Most Powerful Women in the World (#49), reappeared on the Fortune list (#25) and received the inaugural Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award from the National Association of Television Production Executives (NATPE). Berman also was awarded the title of Executive of the Year (2004) by the Caucus for Television Producers, Writers and Directors in January 2005. In 2006, Berman became a Paley Center for Media “She Made It” honoree. Berman serves on the Board of Directors of the Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles’ preeminent non-profit theater company, which oversees the Ahmanson Theatre, the Mark Taper Forum and the Kirk Douglas Theatre. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Television Academy. 

In addition to DOMINO MASTERS, Berman serves as an executive producer on FOX’s upcoming country music drama, MONARCH. She currently serves as President of the Producers Guild of America.

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Gail Berman is recognized as one of the most prolific content creators in the entertainment business, having launched award-winning properties for television, film, digital and the Broadway stage. 

Berman is the Chairman and CEO of The Jackal Group, a production studio creating scripted and unscripted television, feature films and commercial theater. TJG has produced such varying projects as the cultural phenomenon “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo” and “The Addams Family” animated hit film. Jackal currently has a number of scripted television projects in production. These include MONARCH and DOMINO MASTERS for FOX. On the feature film side, TJG is producing “Elvis,” the Baz Luhrmann musical film and most recently released to global success, the animated film “The Addams Family 2.” Jackal’s film development includes, “I Almost Forgot About You,” based on the Terry McMillan best-selling novel. 

Concurrently, in 2019, Berman initiated and served as the Chairperson of Sidecar Content Accelerator, an in-house production studio for FOX Entertainment.

Berman is one of the few media executives to hold the top posts at both a major film studio and a broadcast television network. She was named President of Paramount Pictures in March 2005. Before joining Paramount, Berman served from 2000 to 2005 as President of Entertainment for FOX Broadcasting Company. She took the network to the top of the ratings for the first time in its history, developing iconic hits, such as “American Idol,” “24,” “House” and “Arrested Development.” 

Prior to FOX, Berman served as founding President of Regency Television, the TV studio created in 1998 as a co-venture between FOX Television Studios and New Regency Productions. Under Berman, Regency Television quickly grew into one of the most prolific and respected suppliers of TV entertainment programming, including the primetime hit “Malcolm In The Middle.” Earlier, as President and CEO of Sandollar Television, Berman served as executive producer on the global hit shows “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” and “Angel.” She has produced more than 300 episodes of television.

Berman spent seven years as co-founder and co-owner of the media company BermanBraun, which became an innovator in the digital arena, creating and operating many successful online brands in categories including celebrity, entertainment and lifestyle.

Berman began her career as a theater producer after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in theater from the University of Maryland. At 23, she co-produced her first Broadway show, the original Broadway production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which went on to garner seven Tony Award nominations. Berman’s other Broadway productions include “Hurlyburly,” by David Rabe (1984); Athol Fugard’s “Blood Knot” (1985); and “The Nerd,” by Larry Shue (1987). All three productions received Tony Award nominations. Currently, Berman is developing two stage musicals based on award-winning films: “Black Swan,” with composer Dave Malloy and director Rachel Chavkin; and “The Rose,” with producer/songwriter Glen Ballard. 

In 2003, Berman was named to Fortune magazine’s list of 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business (#25). That same year, she received the coveted Lucy Award, recognizing “women who have revolutionized the television industry” from Women in Film. In 2004, she was named to Forbes magazine’s list of 100 Most Powerful Women in the World (#49), reappeared on the Fortune list (#25) and received the inaugural Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award from the National Association of Television Production Executives (NATPE). Berman also was awarded the title of Executive of the Year (2004) by the Caucus for Television Producers, Writers and Directors in January 2005. In 2006, Berman became a Paley Center for Media “She Made It” honoree. Berman serves on the Board of Directors of the Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles’ preeminent non-profit theater company, which oversees the Ahmanson Theatre, the Mark Taper Forum and the Kirk Douglas Theatre. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Television Academy. 

In addition to DOMINO MASTERS, Berman serves as an executive producer on FOX’s upcoming country music drama, MONARCH. She currently serves as President of the Producers Guild of America.