Netflix Strikes First-Look Deal With Boom! Studios Comic Book Publisher
By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 13, 2020 3:30 pm EST
Netflix and BOOM! Studios announced a first-look deal between the two companies, which will allow the streaming giant first dibs on live-action and animated TV projects developed by the comic book publisher behind Eisner Award-winning and beloved franchises like Lumberjanes, Something is Killing the Children, Once & Future, and Mouse Guard.
BOOM! Studios CEO Ross Richie and president of development Stephen Christy will executive produce all TV shows developed through the deal.
“We generate 20+ new original series a year and are thrilled to partner with a company that is as prolific as we are,” Richie said. “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, Netflix’s vice president of original series. “We can’t wait to bring these stories from the page to the screen to fans in every corner of the world.”
Now if they can only get Wes Ball on board to revive Mouse Guard once again.
