It will be solely Kelly Days task to find Amazon Prime Video its Squid Game. Well, Day and whomever she ultimately chooses as her vp of international originals.

Following last weeks departure of Jen Salke, Day has been named head of Prime Videos International Originals teams. The announcement was shared with staff on Friday morning via a Mike Hopkins email; Hopkins is the head of Prime Video Amazon MGM Studios.

In the next phase of her career, Salke, formerly the president of Entertainment at NBC, will start a new production outfit with an overall first-look deal across both film and TV at Amazon Studios. While Day actively seeks her lieutenant, her leadership team will be comprised of Javiera Balmaceda(head of international originals, Latin America, Canada Australia),Tara Erer(head of international originals, Northern Europe),Nicole Morganti(head of international originals, Southern Europe), Nikhil Madhok(head of international originals, India) and Marc Hausmaninger (Head of content strategy, international originals).

Days promotion is the first org-chart decision Hopkins has made since Salkes ouster. Read Hopkins internal memo, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, below.

Team,

Since first launching in 2016, International Originals have consistently delivered an outsized impact in so many of our territories around the world. FromThe Grand TourtoMirzapurtoLast One Laughing, these local titles have been central to our international growth strategy, engaging audiences and acquiring new customers in more than 20 countries around the world.

In the last 18 months, weve seen a number of International Originals significantly break through with customers like never before, particularly with YA audiences. Movies includingCulpa Mia, Culpa TuyaandApocalypse Zhave set Prime Video global streaming records for non-English language content. Series, includingMaxton Hall, Clarksons Farm, Citadel Honey Bunny, Citadel Diana, Red Queen, Marry My HusbandandBetty La Feahave proved the global appetite for international programming is incredibly strong and that our storytelling is traveling more than ever. Importantly, these titles add great depth to our quality content selection for global customers, deliver new audiences to Prime Video as we continue to grow internationally, and help us deliver on our ambition to be the first-stop destination for entertainment worldwide.

While were pleased with the global performance of our International Originals, were even more excited about whats to come. In 2025 we not only have the third installment in Mercedes Rons Culpables trilogy (Culpa Nuestra Spain) coming to Prime Video, but also more from Mercedes with the first movie from her Dmelo book trilogy in development. Returning seasons of hit series includingMaxton Hall(Germany), Clarksons Farm(UK), Red Queen(Spain), andBetty La Fea(Colombia) are also on the way, and new projects likeNewtopia(Korea),Superboys of Malegaon(India),Graduation Trip: Mallorca(Spain),Costiera(Italy) give us a ton of confidence in whats next for this part of our business.

As I mentioned in my note to the team last week, we have some additional reporting changes in conjunction with Jens departure, and the first of those is that Ive askedKelly Day(Vice President, Prime Video International) to now oversee the International Originals teams, and I know shell continue the amazing momentum weve seen in this area to date. Kelly will lead our search to hire a new VP of International Originals, reporting to her, and in the interim, our International Originals leaders includingJaviera Balmaceda(Head of International Originals, Latin America, Canada Australia),Tara Erer(Head of International Originals, Northern Europe),Nicole Morganti(Head of International Originals, Southern Europe) will report directly to Kelly.Nikhil Madhok(Head of International Originals, India) will continue to report into Gaurav Gandhi (VP, Prime Video APAC MENA) and along withMarc Hausmaninger (Head of Content Strategy, International Originals) will be part of the extended leadership team.

Thank you to all the International Originals teams who continue to deliver impactful programming for our global customers. Im excited about whats to come!

Mike