our fabel.
Creative allies. Relentless producers.
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Fabel Entertainment is a full-service, creatively driven production company on a mission to develop premium, character-forward television that resonates globally and endures. We develop and produce in close collaboration with top-tier creative talent, networks, and streamers. Our development approach is both dramaturgical and strategic, grounded in a flexible model that includes hands-on production services and a deep understanding of how creative and financial decisions intersect.
From pitch to premiere, we shepherd each project with care, clarity, and collaboration.
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Recent credits include BALLARD, which debuted as the #1 series on Prime Video in Summer 2025, expanding the BOSCH universe with a bold new lead. Other highlights include BOSCH -Amazon’s longest-running original series - and its successful spinoff BOSCH: LEGACY, INTERROGATION for CBS All Access, and BRILLIANT MINDS for NBC, now in production on its second season.
our fam.
Our team is small but mighty!
Henrik Bastin
As CEO of Fabel Entertainment, Henrik has executive produced several series including Bosch: Legacy (Amazon), Bosch (Amazon), American Odyssey (NBC), The Comedians (FX) and 100 Code (HBO Nordic). Past credits also include My Generation (ABC), Breakshot (FOX) and Sunny Side (ABC).
Prior to immigrating to the US, Henrik founded STO-CPH, one of Sweden’s most acclaimed television production companies which earned several Kristallen Awards (Swedish Emmy Award) to its name. In 2007, Bastin sold STO-CPH to The Metronome Group and remained as CEO and Creative Director until 2010.
Jasmine Russ
Hailing from rural Australia, Russ serves as Senior Vice President, guiding the company’s slate from development through production. Since joining Henrik Bastin in 2018, she’s been a driving force behind the Bosch franchise and instrumental in expanding the broader portfolio - known for her sharp creative instincts, hands-on producing style, deep partnerships with writers, and a touch of insufferable Australian optimism.​
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Russ serves on the board of the Moonshot Initiative, supporting emerging female and non-binary filmmakers, and hosts an annual “Aussies in LA” mixer for Australian professionals in the industry.
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Christian Alvarez
A first generation Peruvian-American born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley, Christian grew up watching sitcoms, stand-up comedy, and anime fansubs, reading comic books, and playing Magic: The Gathering.
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He then travelled far beyond the borders of Los Angeles County to attend Pomona College in Claremont, California, majoring in American Studies with a focus on History and Media Studies. Before joining Fabel, Christian began his career at Circle of Confusion and later worked at Midnight Radio. As Director of Development at Fabel, he just wants to make great TV.
Kristen Chaballa
Growing up in the suburbs of New Jersey, Kristen spent much of her time staying up as late as she could watching anything and everything with her mom. It was here where Kristen realized her affinity for dramatic narratives with complicated, flawed characters.
She eventually made her way to Philadelphia where she attended Temple University. Prior to graduating in 2023 with her BA in Film and Media arts, she spent the second half of her senior year interning with Fabel in Los Angeles. Currently, she is the assistant to the CEO here at Fabel.
Tommy Virgl
Originally from Channahon, Illinois (or "Corntown" Illinois, as he calls it), Tommy passed the time in his rural childhood home watching all of the TV he could find. He developed a love for TV in all sorts of genres: from sitcoms, to mockumentaries, to character-based and more genre-specific dramas.
Tommy attended DePaul University in 2018 to pursue a career in film & TV, and got his first job in the agency track in 2022. Beginning at Fabel under the Director of Development, he simply wants to create stories that nobody has seen before. In his free time, he loves playing video games (especially Pokemon), team sports and going out to the beach.
