Tyler Perry Signs First-Look Film Deal With Netflix

Tyler Perry Signs First-Look Film Deal With Netflix

Tyler Perry Signs , First-Look Film Deal With Netflix.

Perry has signed a deal with Netflix to write, direct and produce eight films over the course of four years, 'Variety' reports.

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News of the partnership follows Perry's November 2022 agreement with Amazon Studios to develop four films for Prime Video, according to Deadline.

Endeavor and TKO CEO Ari Emanuel teased the Netflix deal at a conference on Oct.

11, but Perry didn't divulge any details at the time.

He talks too much.

I’ll wait for them to announce it.

, Tyler Perry, via statement.

But yeah, Netflix has been an incredible partner to work with, and so is Amazon.

It’s been really, really, really incredible, and that’s all I’ll say about it, Tyler Perry, via statement.

Perry's current projects in the works with Netflix include 'Six Triple Eight' and 'Mea Culpa.'.

'Six Triple Eight' is based on the true story of "the only all-Black, all-female battalion" to fight overseas amid WWII, 'Variety' reports.

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Kerry Washington and Oprah Winfrey are among some of the film's all-star cast.

Kerry Washington and Oprah Winfrey are among some of the film's all-star cast.

In 'Mea Culpa,' Kelly Rowland stars as a criminal defense attorney who represents an artist accused of murdering his girlfriend.

As for 'Madea,' Perry revived the franchise in 2021 and it accumulated over 1 billion minutes watched within its first week on Netflix.

I was done with 'Madea,' completely done with it.

, Tyler Perry, via statement.

But as I’ve been looking at the state of the world … and the amount of joy and laughter that it brought to so many people, that’s what I think is missing.

We need that laughter and that joy, Tyler Perry, via statement