"There are more TV projects coming soon with both the duke and duchess" as the Sussexes' exclusive Netflix deal comes to an ...

EXCLUSIVE: Dakota Johnson and Ro Donnelly’s TeaTime Pictures production company has signed a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television Under the pact, they will develop and produce scripted ...

Few studios keep promising first-timers on their rosters. Amazon has a TV deal with Lulu Wang, and first-looks with Steve McQueen and Alma Har’el. A24 has one with the Safdie brothers.

Perry has struck a first-look series deal with Netflix, adding to his pact with the streamer on movies. As part of the new arrangement, the streamer has ordered drama series Beauty In Black, the ...

As part of his new first-look deal, Perkins has also launched a production banner he's calling Phobos. Alongside his partner Chris Ferguson, the projects that Perkins and Phobos produce for other ...

Major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms are considering terminating some of their first look and overall deals with writers as soon as Aug. 1, more than half-a-dozen sources with knowledge of ...

Daniels is coming off three back-to-back overall deals with 20th TV, which he signed in 2015, 2018 and 2021. His new pact with the studio comes amid a rising popularity of first-look agreements as ...

Paramount has signed a three-year first-look deal with Ryan Reynolds’ production outlet Maximum Effort, reuniting the “Deadpool” star with the film execs who oversaw the development of the ...

The first project under the deal is Tell Me Lies, based on the 2018 novel by Carola Lovering. It’s in development at Hulu, with Meaghan Oppenheimer (Queen America) adapting the book.

First-look deals also provide financial padding and, in return, guarantee that the studio or company has favored nation status when it comes to determining potential distribution of a series or film.