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Ali Bell is an American film and television producer best known for her work at The Montecito Picture Company & Ghost Corps, where she rose to President of Production and Development under producers Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock.1 She served as an executive producer on Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016), and has since accumulated an Emmy Award for her producing work on the Netflix comedy series I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.2
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Bell began her career in studio development at Nickelodeon Movies, where she contributed to a run of family comedies including SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (2004), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), and Nacho Libre (2006). She subsequently moved to London, working as Director of Development at David Heyman's Heyday Films, the production company behind the Harry Potter film series.1
Bell returned to the United States and joined The Montecito Picture Company & Ghost Corps, the production banner of Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock. She eventually became President of Production and Development for the company.1 In that capacity she produced Ivan Reitman's NFL drama Draft Day (2014) and served as executive producer on Sacha Gervasi's Hitchcock (2012), the Paul Feig-directed reboot Ghostbusters (2016), and Seth Gordon's Baywatch (2017).1 She also produced the comedy Father Figures (2017) under the Montecito banner.3
In August 2017, Paramount Pictures named Bell Executive Vice President of Paramount Players, its division focused on younger-skewing content drawing from the Viacom brand portfolio, which included Nickelodeon, MTV, and BET properties. She reported to division president Brian Robbins.1 During her tenure she oversaw development on projects including What Men Want (2019), Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019), and the in-development Monster Problems.4 Bell and fellow EVP Matt Dines departed Paramount Players in February 2020.4
Following her exit from Paramount, Bell joined Andy Samberg's production company Party Over Here, which produces content for Netflix and other platforms.4 At Party Over Here she served as executive producer on all three seasons of I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix, 2019-2023), the acclaimed sketch comedy series starring former Saturday Night Live cast member and writer Tim Robinson.2 She also produced Jake Johnson's feature comedy Self Reliance (2023).5
Bell served as executive producer on the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters, directed by Paul Feig and starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones. The film was produced through The Montecito Picture Company & Ghost Corps, Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock's banner, where Bell held the role of President of Production and Development. Ghostbusters (2016) was released on July 15, 2016 by Sony Pictures.1
Bell shared a 2023 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series as an executive producer on I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson. She had previously received a nomination in the same category in 2022 for the same series.2
Fleming Jr., Mike (August 28, 2017). "Paramount Players Names Ali Bell & Matt Dines Lead Creative Execs," Deadline Hollywood. https://deadline.com/2017/08/paramount-players-ali-bell-matt-dines-brian-robbins-1202157299/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6
Television Academy, "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson," accessed 2026-06-13. https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/i-think-you-should-leave-tim-robinson ↩ ↩2 ↩3
"Ali Bell," IMDb, accessed 2026-06-13. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2093343/ ↩
D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 19, 2020). "Paramount Players Executives Matt Dines & Ali Bell Exiting," Deadline Hollywood. https://deadline.com/2020/02/paramount-players-execs-matt-dines-ali-bell-exiting-1202863633/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3
"Self Reliance," Wikipedia, accessed 2026-06-13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_Reliance_(film) ↩
