Sony Pictures Television veteran Ed Lammi retiring after 36 years

Ed Lammi

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) veteran Ed Lammi is to retire from his role as EVP of production at the end of December after 36 years with the company.

His departure was announced in a memo to staff yesterday by SPT Studios president Katherine Pope. There is so far no confirmation about his replacement.

Lammi joined SPT in 1987 as VP in charge of multi-camera videotaped series and was promoted into his current role in 1995, holding it for the best part of three decades.

During his time at the company he has worked on scripted series including Breaking Bad, The Wheel of Time, The Boys, Cobra Kai and Outlander, as well as reality and non-scripted programming, made-for-TV movies, game shows, talk shows as well as animated programming.

Lammi also played a key role in establishing on-set Covid protocols that allowed SPT to become one of the first studios to return to production during the pandemic.

In the memo, Pope said that Lammi’s departure marked “a momentous occasion for all of us who have had the privilege of working with him and the opportunity to benefit from his wealth of knowledge and his passion for television production.

“From multi-camera comedies to ground-breaking drama series, and now hit shows for nearly every major streaming platform, Ed has led the production of hundreds of shows, overcoming many challenges as our industry has evolved,” she added.

“Ed’s contributions to SPT’s productions not only set high standards at the studio, but have also been instrumental to our success over the years.”