HOUSEBROKEN
MELANIE FRANKEL
Executive Producer
Since joining Kapital Entertainment in January 2022 as co-head of scripted development, Melanie Frankel has developed and produced shows across a variety of cable, network and streaming platforms including HouseBroken, “Shining Vale” and the upcoming pilot “Jumpstart.” Before that, she served as Head of Comedy at ABC Signature. During her tenure, the studio received pilot and series orders at Hulu, Freeform, Apple and ABC.
Frankel spent most of her career at Disney where she started as ABC comedy coordinator in 2004. She then segued to ABC Studios (now Signature) and worked in the studio’s Comedy Department from 2007-2011, before leaving to become head of Comedy Development for USA Network. There, she developed the series “Playing House,” “Sirens” and “Benched,” before returning to ABC Studios to work as VP in the Current Department from 2015-19 covering both comedies and dramas. She also has worked in development at Imagine and Grammnet.
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Bio
Since joining Kapital Entertainment in January 2022 as co-head of scripted development, Melanie Frankel has developed and produced shows across a variety of cable, network and streaming platforms including HouseBroken, “Shining Vale” and the upcoming pilot “Jumpstart.” Before that, she served as Head of Comedy at ABC Signature. During her tenure, the studio received pilot and series orders at Hulu, Freeform, Apple and ABC.
Frankel spent most of her career at Disney where she started as ABC comedy coordinator in 2004. She then segued to ABC Studios (now Signature) and worked in the studio’s Comedy Department from 2007-2011, before leaving to become head of Comedy Development for USA Network. There, she developed the series “Playing House,” “Sirens” and “Benched,” before returning to ABC Studios to work as VP in the Current Department from 2015-19 covering both comedies and dramas. She also has worked in development at Imagine and Grammnet.