Jenn Levy has only been in her new job at Amazon for a few months but she already has an idea of how she wants to shake up its unscripted slate.
Levy, who is Head of Nonfiction Series at the streamer, is hunting for “holy sh*t” formats that can appeal to younger viewers, the ones that tuned in for Beast Games , and knows that “lean back” television doesn’t work for streaming audiences.
“The big challenge in streaming and what we’re focused on is going younger. I know everyone is sort of talking about it, but Beast Games is a huge success, massive show, massive audience, and it skews younger.…