Media Res elevates Kristen Kuroski to EVP, Head of Business Affairs and Legal

Media Res, the Emmy-nominated independent studio behind series including The Morning Show and Pachinko, has promoted Kristen Kuroski to EVP, Head of Business Affairs and Legal, according to Deadline. The move comes as the studio expands internal oversight of dealmaking and legal operations supporting multiple scripted and returning productions.

Deadline reports that Kuroski joined Media Res in 2025 and has been responsible for business and legal affairs across the studio’s slate. Her remit has covered complex rights, contracting, and legal risk management work spanning development, production, and ongoing obligations connected to a variety of platforms.

Among the projects cited in the announcement are the fifth season of Apple TV’s The Morning Show, as well as Peacock’s The Miniature Wife, HBO’s The Chain, Netflix’s Enigma Variations, and Hulu’s Durango. Deadline indicates Kuroski has overseen business and legal affairs related to those productions during her tenure.

The promotion places Kuroski in a top management position for Media Res’s business affairs and legal functions, roles that typically involve negotiating and administering agreements with networks, streamers, distributors, talent and production partners, and other rights holders. In a studio environment with multiple concurrently running shows, the job also includes managing legal workflows that can affect production schedules and delivery milestones.

Media Res’s senior leadership and legal work function is closely tied to the practical mechanics of television and streaming releases, including rights clearances, contract compliance, and day-to-day legal support for production teams. With Kuroski now heading the unit, the studio is formalizing responsibilities that Deadline says she has already carried across its slate.

Deadline’s report frames the promotion as an internal leadership step at Media Res, with Kuroski’s expanded title reflecting continuity of her current portfolio and the studio’s ongoing activity across large platform partners. The announcement did not provide additional details about the scope of changes beyond the elevated role.

The studio’s next slate cycles, rights administration needs, and production legal demands will be influenced by how business affairs and legal leadership structures internal approvals and negotiations, particularly for series with multiple seasons and ongoing international or platform-specific obligations. For now, Kuroski’s promotion indicates that Media Res is centering a senior executive on those functions as it continues to execute deals and production commitments across major streamers and cable.

The promotion was announced by Deadline on June 23, 2026. Additional information about Kuroski’s start date in the EVP role or changes to reporting lines, if any, was not included in the report.