Meryl Poster is an American film producer. Until October 2014, she was president of television at The Weinstein Company. Poster was previously the co-president of production for Miramax Films, where she executive produced the Academy Award-winning Chicago (2002) and Academy Award-nominated Cider House Rules (1999) and Chocolat (2000). She is an executive producer of the Bravo drama The Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce, which premiered in December 2014.
Poster had a producing deal at NBC Universal for five years, and served as a consultant for Chairman Jeff Zucker. She signed it up from 2005 to 2010 after leaving Miramax.
In early 2011, Poster joined The Weinstein Company as president of television, having previously worked for Harvey and Bob Weinstein for 16 years at Miramax. While at The Weinstein Company, she oversaw all television development and production, including Project Runway and spinoffs After the Runway (2011), Project Accessory (2011), Project Runway All Stars (2012), (2014), and (2014). She has also developed VH1âÂÂs Mob Wives (2013) and spinoffs Big Ang (2012) and Mob Wives Chicago (2012), as well as (2013) on TLC, Rodeo Girls (2013) on A&E, Supermarket Superstar (2013) on Lifetime, Million Dollar Shoppers (2013) on Lifetime. In addition to reality television, Poster has paired with Amy Sherman-Palladino, creator and writer of Gilmore Girls, for an adaptation of The Nanny Diaries for ABC.
Executive producer credits