Congratulations to Kenya Barris!
The “Black-ish” creator has secured a $100 million bag in a three-year megadeal with Netflix.
Via Variety:
Barris’ departure from ABC Studios, where he was under an overall deal, became official last month. But according to insiders, his release from his ABC deal had been secured several months ago, and the basics of his new Netflix agreement had also been in place for some time.
Barris’ relationship with ABC began to show signs of strain in March when Variety reported that the network had indefinitely shelved an episode of “Black-ish” that he wrote and directed, titled “Please, Baby, Please,” which touched on current events, including controversy over athletes kneeling during performances of the national anthem. Barris told Variety at the time, “Given our creative differences, neither ABC nor I were happy with the direction of the episode and mutually agreed not to air it.”
Kenya joins Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy, who have also secured major deals with the streaming service.
Congratulations!
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