Leslie Morgenstein is the President and Founder of Alloy Entertainment, a creator and producer of books, television, and film. The Los Angeles and New York–based production company officially became part of Warner Bros. Television Group in 2012. Morgenstein previously served as President of the company's predecessor, 17th Street Productions, Inc. starting in 1999. He has been credited with facilitating the adaptation of a number of book titles into television series. Examples include Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, and The 100. Morgenstein has also been involved in feature film projects, credited as an executive producer on the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series and as a producer on Netflix's Purple Hearts.
Early life and education Morgenstein is Jewish. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a degree in Writing and Photography. He also has an MBA in Finance from New York University Stern School of Business and completed his master's work in English and Creative Writing at City College of New York.
Career Morgenstein produces or executive produces Alloy Entertainment's television series and feature films. He has produced more than twenty series, including current series You, Gossip Girl, and Legacies.
In features, Morgenstein's credits include The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants I & II, Work It, Everything, Everything, Good Girls Get High, and The Sun Is Also a Star. Morgenstein most recently produced the Netflix film Purple Hearts, based on the Alloy Entertainment novel of the same name. Purple Hearts stars Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galitzine, and is the 8th most popular film on Netflix of all time. It was the first film of 2022 on the platform to break 100 million hours viewed in a single week.
Via Alloy's publishing division, Morgenstein oversees the creation and production of approximately twenty titles a year. The company has had more than eighty New York Times Best Sellers including Everything, Everything, American Royals, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and Frankly in Love.
Filmography Film TitleYearCredited asNotesProducerExecutiveProducerThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants2005The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 22008Sex Drive2008The Clique2008Everything, Everything2017Good Girls Get High2018The Sun Is Also a Star2019Work It2020Purple Hearts2022You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah2023Tarot2024 +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released
Television TitleYearCredited asNetworkNotesExecutiveproducerGossip Girl2007–12The CWSamurai Girl2008ABC FamilyMiniseriesPrivileged2008The CW"Pilot"Private2009Web seriesThe Vampire Diaries2009–17The CWPretty Little Liars2010–17ABC FamilyFreeformHuge2010ABC FamilyFirst Day2010–11Web seriesHollywood Is Like High School with Money2010Web seriesTalent2011Web seriesThe Nine Lives of Chloe King2011ABC FamilyThe Lying Game2011–13Wendy2011Web seriesThe Secret Circle2011–12The CWDating Rules from My Future Self2012Web seriesFrenemies2012Disney ChannelTelevision filmHow to Rock2012Nickelodeon666 Park Avenue2012–13ABCThe Originals2013–18The CWRavenswood2013–14ABC FamilyThe 1002014–20The CWSignificant Mother2015Life After First Failure2017CW SeedWeb seriesYou2018–25LifetimeNetflixLegacies2018–22The CWThe End of the World As We Know It2018Unaired pilotPretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists2019FreeformGossip Girl2021–23HBO MaxPretty Little Liars2022–24 +Key Denotes television series that have not yet been aired
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