Lead of Development & Production – Unscripted,
India, Southeast Asia & Korea (INSEAK)
WarnerMedia
May-Yi Lee is WarnerMedia’s lead for production and development of unscripted entertainment programming for its networks in India, Southeast Asia, and Korea.
In her role, May-Yi is focused on creating authentic Asian unscripted content and documentaries with local, regional, and global appeal for HBO and WarnerMedia’s regional streaming service, HBO GO.
One of her many notable projects include the Extreme China series, which was ranked in the top-10 Most Influential Documentaries in China by Guangming Daily (2018) and was named Best Direction and Best Documentary Series at the 2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards. Other credits include Jackie Chan’s Green Heroes, Cesar’s Recruit Asia, and Taiwan: Island of Fish.
May-Yi is an award-winning executive producer who has brought the best out of Asian storytellers on hundreds of productions over more than 20 years. She joined WarnerMedia in 2021 from National Geographic where she worked with creative talent across APAC and the Middle East.