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Lee Daniels Extends 20th Television Relationship With First-Look Deal


Lee Daniels is staying at 20th Television with a multi-year first-look deal.

His new pact with the studio comes amid a rising popularity of first-look agreements as an alternative to pricier and more restrictive overall deals. I’m looking forward to our future and to continuing to create diverse and meaningful projects and bringing new perspectives to the screen.” Daniels, two-time Oscar nominee for Precious, most recently produced and directed the Netflix film The Deliverance, which was released on Aug. 30 and spent three weeks on the streamer’s global Top 10 English-language movie chart, including a stint at #1.

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