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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 of ...

Lionsgate has renewed a three-year, first-look deal with Kingdom Story Company. The announcement extends the partnership to 10 years and follows the theatrical release of “The Best Christmas ...

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 ...

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.

After signing with Apple to make a sequel to his new action-comedy “Wolfs,” Jon Watts has signed a first-look production deal between Walt Disney Pictures and his production label Freshman ...

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.