Color Force, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson’s production company behind American Crime Story and American Sports Story, has a new head of television.
The company has hired Checka Propper in the role. Propper joins from David E. Kelley Productions, where she was EVP, All Media.
This comes as the company has renewed its overall deal with FX for a further three. Year. The deal, which will run through 2027, will see Color Force stay in business with the Disney-owned network for 15 years.
At David E. Kelley Productions, Propper helped bring in Margo’s Got Money Troubles, which received a straight-to-series order from Apple. Before that, she was VP, Television at Doug Liman’s Hypnotic and began her career at Fox and MTV. Her credits including Peacock’s The Calling and YouTube’s Impulse.
Color Force’s partnership with FX began in 2012 when it struck a first-look deal which evolved into an exclusive production pact after the success of American Crime Story: The People V OJ Simpson. The company recently produced American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez, Donald Sterling story Clipped and is adapting Patrick Radden Keefe’s book, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory as a series. It is also working with Ryan Murphy on the first season of American Love Story which will focus on the romance between Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy.
It is the latest hire at Color Force, which recently hired Khaliah Neal as Head of Film after it struck a first-look deal for features with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
“When we met Checka, we immediately felt connected to her sensibility and taste,” Jacobson and Simpson said jointly. “She has a sterling reputation and loves writers the way we do. We can’t wait to start making TV with her.”
“I’m thrilled to be joining the Color Force team,” added Propper. “I’ve long been a fan of the groundbreaking, genre-defining work they’ve produced, and I’m excited to explore new ways to build on that legacy. I look forward to collaborating with Nina, Brad and the incredible team at Color Force, as well as our partners at FX, to create bold, innovative television that resonates with audiences.”
