Spike Lee Photo Courtesy of Marc Baptiste
Professor Spike Lee has teamed up with Netflix, embarking on a multi-year creative deal which will see him directing and producing original narrative features.
According to Deadline, “Through the new partnership, Netflix has also committed to invest in and provide financial support for Lee’s ongoing mission to develop new talent and increase representation across the entertainment industry.” The partnership kicked off this January, following Lee’s collaborations with Netflix on Da 5 Bloods (which he wrote and directed), the series She’s Gotta Have It (which he created, wrote and directed), the film version of Roger Guenveur Smith’s one-man show Rodney King (which he directed) and alumnus Stefon Bristol sci-fi film See You Yesterday (which he produced).
“Throughout Spike’s incredible career, his writing and directing have remained searing and insightful about our times, while still being incredibly entertaining,” added Scott Stuber, who serves as Head of Global Film at Netflix. “We’re privileged to enter this new partnership with Spike and look forward to bringing the next chapter of films from Brooklyn’s very own to the world.”
Read more at Deadline.