Donald Glover Is Reportedly Ditching FX For A Massive Amazon Deal
And Malia Obama is reportedly involved.
You know Donald Glover.
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And you know that the multi-hyphenate is responsible for the FX show Atlanta.
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According to the Hollywood Reporter, Glover has reportedly left his previous creative partnership with FX to sign a multiple-year, eight-figure deal with Amazon.
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That's a lot of figures.
What's more, the deal reportedly includes an entire Amazon Prime Video channel dedicated to works by Glover, as well as other artists' curated work.
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Stephen Glover — Donald's brother, who writes and produces Atlanta alongside him — reportedly also signed an overall deal with Amazon.
But wait, there's more: Malia Obama has reportedly been hired as part of the show's writers room for Hive, a TV series in early development, the plot of which THR describes as "[revolving] around a Beyoncé-like figure."
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All this news comes hot off the recent announcement that Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge are creating and starring in a TV series reboot of the action comedy Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
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For those worrying about the fate of Atlanta, don't fret: THR also reports that the third and fourth seasons of the show start shooting in March, and the Amazon deal has no effect on the show.
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Sounds like a lot of exciting stuff is coming!
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