Alex Jackson named president at Alan Ritchson production firm

Alex Jackson has been appointed president of film and television at Dancing Skeleton Production Company, the production firm founded by actor Alan Ritchson.

Jackson arrives at the top of the company after serving as senior vice president of film and television at Chernin Entertainment. In that role, he managed the slate of projects, secured intellectual property rights, and led the development and sale of content to studios including HBO, Lionsgate, and Netflix. Before moving to Chernin Entertainment, he held the position of senior vice president of production for Paramount Pictures' motion picture group for nearly four years. During his time at Paramount, he oversaw the production of Terminator: Dark Fate, Babylon, Infinite, and The Lovebirds, while also contributing to The Running Man and Gladiator 2. His earlier career includes a decade at Media Rights Capital, where he rose to vice president of production and worked on films such as Baby Driver, Elysium, and The Dark Tower.

Ritchson is currently in demand for upcoming releases. He stars alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Man With the Bag, a holiday film directed by Adam Shankman. His slate also includes an untitled Mike Thornton project about the Navy Seal, which is now in post-production at Amazon MGM Studios. He is set to appear in War Machines, a sequel to the popular Netflix series. Additionally, he is developing an untitled MotoGP project for Netflix with producers Chris Morgan, Ainsley Morgan, Joe Roth, and Jeff Kirschenbaum. The actor is also attached to Counting Miracles for Amazon and an untitled survival competition series currently in post-production at Netflix.

Earlier this year, Ritchson and Dancing Skeleton signed a three-year first-look television deal with Amazon MGM Studios. The agreement covers the development and production of new shows for Prime Video. The company states it focuses on high-impact, audience-driven storytelling from distinctive creative voices across various genres and platforms.

Dancing Skeleton launched as Ritchson expanded his work from producing to acting. He has produced Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland, Seberg, Motor City, and Runner. He also serves as an executive producer on Prime Video's Reacher, a series created by Nick Santora. The most recent season of Reacher earned an early renewal for season 6 before the fourth season finale aired. Ritchson also appeared in the spin-off series Neagley.