Speaker Details

Full Name
Erika North
Company
Prime Video
Title
Head of Originals, Asia Pacific
Country (Address)
United States
Biography
Erika North is the Head of Asia‑Pacific Originals at Amazon Studios, overseeing the development of original content in this region. Before joining Amazon in 2019, Erika was Director of International Originals and Content for Asia-Pacific at Netflix. In this role, she launched the first International Originals across markets including Thailand, Malaysia, and India, developing Original series such as the Thai fantasy drama The Stranded, Taiwanese-Malaysian period drama Ghost Bride, and romantic comedy Triad Princess. Prior to Netflix, Erika held the position of Head of Programming and Production at HBO Asia, where she was responsible for Award‑winning HBO Originals such as The Teenage Psychic and Halfworlds, and critically acclaimed true‑crime docu-series Behind Closed Doors. Erika holds a Master of Science from London School of Economics and Political Science.