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.

Tyler Perry is adding to his collection of first-look deals. 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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Tyler Perry Signs First-Look Deal With Netflix The prolific filmmaker and the streaming giant are forming a multi-year creative partnership Tyler Perry (Credit: Getty Images) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...