Lauren Stein is Executive Vice President & Head of Creative Affairs for Sony Pictures Television. Elevated to this position in 2023, Stein oversees drama and comedy development, international co-productions, and series in their first year of production across streaming, cable, and broadcast platforms. In her ten years at Sony Pictures Television’s US scripted studio, Stein has been influential in helping the studio build its drama development pipeline and diversify its talent portfolio, securing numerous deals, and expanding the team with accomplished executives. Additionally, she played a pivotal role in signing recent overall deals with Liz Hannah, Steven Lightfoot, Paul Grellong, Jessi Klein, Adamma and Adanne Ebo, and more.

Stein joined SPT as Senior Vice President of Drama Development in 2015 and was promoted to Executive Vice President of Drama Development in 2017. In this role, she was largely involved in the development and production of SPT hits including The Boys; The Night Agent; The Good Doctor; Doc, which remains FOX’s #1 drama of 2025; The Wheel of Time, which has generated more than 100 million viewers worldwide to-date; and Peacock’s limited series Long Bright River starring Emmy® Award-winner Amanda Seyfried, which premiered on March 13th. With an eye for discovering material that continues to keep SPT ahead of the curve, she developed Dark Matter, which premiered on Apple TV+ in May 2024 and was #1 in 75 countries including the U.S.

Currently, Stein is working on the next project from acclaimed producer Vince Gilligan for Apple TV+, the upcoming Spider-Noir series at Prime Video starring Nicolas Cage, and God of War from executive producer Ronald D. Moore. 

Stein joined SPT from Chernin Entertainment where she was Senior Vice President of Drama Development. As one of the first employees at Peter Chernin’s new venture, Stein supported series such as Touch (written by Tim Kring and starring Kiefer Sutherland) on FOX, Terra Nova (co-produced with Steven Spielberg) on FOX, and Breakout Kings (from Matt Olmstead and Nick Santora) on A&E.

Additionally, Stein developed and produced pilots for NBC, CBS, Showtime, FX, SYFY, and Lifetime. Prior to Chernin, Stein served as Vice President of Drama Programming at Universal Media Studios. She began her television career at NBC, where she held several roles. While at the NBC Network, Stein headed up the Diversity Writer Program, where she worked with coalitions and showrunners to add underrepresented writers to their staff.

She is a board member of the Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS). A native of Rockville, Maryland, Stein received a BA from the University of Delaware. She resides in Los Angeles.