Another mega content deal has been brokered.
The first look television deal has been signed. The parties — Netflix and BOOM! Studios. According to multiple outlets, under the deal, BOOM! will develop live-action and animated series for the streamer.
“We generate 20+ new original series a year and are thrilled to partner with a company that is as prolific as we are,” Studios CEO and founder Ross Richie said in a statement. “BOOM!’s unique partnership model of controlling the media rights to our library benefits creators by positioning them to be packaged with high-end directors, screenwriters, and producers. We’re thrilled to continue our track record of translating our best-selling award-winning library with the best TV talent in the business but now with the undisputed leader of the new streaming era.”
“BOOM! characters are innately special, they’re colorful, diverse and varied and their stories have the power to ignite something in all of us,” added Brian Wright, vice president of original series at Netflix. “We can’t wait to bring these stories from the page to the screen to fans in every corner of the world.”
In addition to the deal, the publisher, behind multiple comic book franchises, has more than a dozen film and TV projects in development with different partners.
