Lion Television US promotes veteran executives Allison Corn and Stan Hsue to Co-Presidents

Lion Television US, award-winning production company under Lime Pictures (part of All3 Media), today announced the promotion of longtime Lion executives Allison Corn and Stan Hsue to Co-Presidents, strengthening its robust US business. 

In the last year alone, Corn and Hsue have spearheaded a half dozen projects, including the recently launched popular game show Jason Biggs’ Cash at Your Door (E!), which came right on the heels of their success with the rebooted global hit Cash Cab (Bravo). Leaders in true-crime storytelling, their portfolio boasts more than a dozen titles for Investigation Discovery and discovery+ including Citizen PI, Diabolical, The Deadliest Decade, Grave Mysteries, The Lies that Bind, Crimes Gone Viral, The Murder List, among many more. Together, they’ve developed pilots, specials and series across multiple genres for an array of networks, including MTV, Discovery, Travel, Food, A&E, Nat Geo WILD, PBS and Smithsonian Channel. 

Before joining the company in 2004, Corn was a showrunner and producer for the WB, Sundance, WE tv, Oxygen and Discovery, launching her career at MTV within the News and Docs department. 

Hsue joined Lion in 2006 after spending five years as the two-time Emmy-nominated head writer for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, where he oversaw material for more than 800 episodes. 

Claire Poyser and Kate Little, Managing Directors at Lime Pictures and Lion Television said: “Seasoned developers and respected producers, Allison and Stan are a powerhouse pair whose impressive track record underpinned Lion’s success in the US market. Their passion for their craft is unparalleled, and with both at the helm, the company is well positioned to see continued growth.”

Lion has also elevated key executives including Rebecca Bregman to Head of Production, Jennifer Silverman to Senior Vice President of Current and Development, Sarah Cattano to Executive in Charge of Production and Bridget Latino to Director of Development together with Kevin McLoughlin as Production Executive and Vice President of Operations.

"It's an honour to be leading the talented and creative team at Lion US and we are thrilled to have the support of Kate Little and Claire Poyser and All3Media as we shape the company's future." adds Corn and Hsue. "With over thirty years between us at Lion, it's a dream come true to have the opportunity to write Lion US's new chapter together."

The announcement comes hot on the heels of a busy year for Lion Television US. The company recently premiered Jason Biggs’ Cash at Your Door for E! and multiple true crime titles including The Murder List, Citizen PI and Where Murder Lies for discovery+.