﻿John Landgraf is chairman of FX, overseeing the original
programming that has defined FX as the home of bold, fearless
storytelling. As chairman, Landgraf is responsible for all aspects of
development, production, marketing and publicity for the FX brand,
which has consistently created exceptional, award-winning programming
that is among the most acclaimed in the industry. In addition to FX,
Landgraf also oversees the National Geographic and Onyx Collective
brands in the Disney Entertainment Television portfolio.

Under Landgraf’s leadership, FX has risen to all-time highs in
ratings, awards and acclaim. FX was the first basic cable channel to
boast award-winning scripted series in both drama and comedy. Since
launching its first scripted drama in March 2002 with “The
Shield,” FX has received 637 Emmy® Awards nominations and won 136
Emmys, including an FX record 93 nominations in 2024 and 36 Emmy Award
wins, the most of any brand or streamer that year.

Under Landgraf, FX evolved to become an above-the-title brand in the
Disney Entertainment portfolio, giving FX an even greater role in
entertaining audiences across Disney’s direct-to-consumer and linear
services, including Hulu and the FX and FXX linear channels in the
U.S., and Disney+ in all other territories.

Landgraf’s legacy of acclaimed and award-winning programs began with
“Rescue Me” and continued with “Damages,” “Sons of
Anarchy,” “Justified,” “Nip/Tuck,” “The Americans,”
“American Horror Story,” “Fargo,” “American Crime Story”
“Pose,” “Snowfall,” “The Old Man,” “Fleishman Is In
Trouble,” “A Murder at the End of the World” and “FEUD,”
among others, as well as hit comedies including “It’s Always Sunny
in Philadelphia,” “Archer,” “Atlanta,” “Better Things,”
“What We Do in the Shadows,” “DAVE,” “Reservation Dog,”
“The Bear,” “English Teacher” and a slate of docuseries and
documentary films, including two-time Emmy Award winner “Welcome to
Wrexham,” “Dear Mama” and “Social Studies.” Landgraf most
recently oversaw the series premieres of “The Beauty” and “Love
Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette,” the global event
series “Shōgun” and “Alien: Earth,” along with “Dying for
Sex,” “The Lowdown,” “Say Nothing,” “American Sports
Story,” “Clipped” and “The Veil.”

Landgraf joined FX as president of Entertainment in January 2004 and
was elevated to the position of president and general manager of FX
Networks in May 2005. He was named CEO in June 2013 and chairman in
March 2019.

Before joining FX, Landgraf was president of Jersey Television, a
company he co-founded in 1999 along with former Jersey Films partners
Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher. From 1994-1999,
Landgraf was vice president of Primetime Series at NBC, helping to
develop or oversee shows including “The West Wing,”
“Profiler,” “Suddenly Susan,” “ER” and “Friends.” He
began his television career at Sarabande Productions as director of
Development in 1988, rising to the level of senior vice president.

Landgraf holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology from Pitzer
College in Claremont, California, and was a Coro Fellow from
1984-1985. He also served on the Pitzer Board of Trustees. Landgraf
has been named chair appointee to the executive committee of the
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Board of Governors.
