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Ramy Youssef Signs First Look Deal and Gets Adult Animated Series at Amazon

March 10, 2022

While Ramy the series isn’t moving forward at Hulu, the show’s namesake, Ramy Youssef, is hardly close from being finished on his end. Announced today, Ramy has inked a first look deal with Amazon to develop and produce projects for one of the biggest companies in the world (and also the place where such amazing boundary pushing shows such as Fleabag and Transparent called home).

Youssef’s very particular brand of dramedy when it comes to TV will be fascinating to see in this first project born from this deal, an adult animated series that will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime. No other details are available at this time for the series, but it’s probably a safe bet that it will be a very personal show that could only come from Ramy’s unique point-of-view being in between worlds of America and desiring to be a more faithful Muslim and would probably only get made on streaming service for the amount of tricky territory that Youssef likes exploring.

Note that this is only the first project from this deal at Amazon and we’re intensely curious to see what else he’s got cooking, which will hopefully be revealed in the not too distant future (maybe when the pandemic truly becomes an endemic).

Comedy Central Gets More Into the Roy Wood Jr. Business with a First Look Deal, a Third Hour Special, a Digital Series, and a TV Pilot

April 4, 2019

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Comedy Central Gets More Into the Roy Wood Jr. Business with a First Look Deal, a Third Hour Special, a Digital Series, and a TV Pilot

Roy Wood Jr. and Comedy Central have a pretty great working history already with The Daily Show, two hour specials, and taking on hosting duties at This Is Not Happening.

So, it only makes sense (especially with the sort of money that streaming services are throwing around to snatch up top tier talent in comedy these days) that Comedy Central “renews theirs vows” with Roy with another hour stand-up special, a digital series called “Night Pigeon”, and a pilot based where Roy plays an empathetic probation officer. Oh, that’s all on top of a first look deal with the network that banks on Roy sticking around for quite some time.

Along side Trevor Noah, this might just bump up Roy to being one of the major faces of the network, which we definitely dig.

Jordan Peele Just Scored a First Look Deal at Universal Pictures

May 3, 2017

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Jordan Peele Just Scored a First Look Deal at Universal Pictures

Peele will get to develop all sorts of films under his Monkeypaw Productions banner with Universal Pictures.

The possibilities are seemingly endless here with the breakout success of Get Out and Jordan’s notoriety gained with Key & Peele.

From hearing this news, we’re imagining the two valets from Key & Peele just going back and forth imagining what Jordan could end up making with this lucrative, high-powered deal.

Issa Rae Inks First-Look Deal With HBO Before Insecure Even Premieres

August 30, 2016

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Issa Rae Inks First-Look Deal With HBO Before Insecure Even Premieres

Issa Rae, the co-creator of upcoming comedy series on HBO, Insecure, just got a big vote of confidence from the premium cable network.

Over the next two years, Rae will get to develop projects for all HBO platforms as part of this first look deal.

We’re pretty sure that says a good deal about how good HBO thinks Insecure is, especially since the show hasn’t even premiered yet.

UCB Signs First Look Deal with Universal Cable Productions

June 21, 2016

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(via Deadline)

This is one of UCB’s biggest deals yet.

Throughout movies and television, you can see the influence that the Upright Citizens Brigade has had on comedy over the last several years. Not only are founders Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Matt Walsh, and Ian Roberts doing well for themselves, but the alumni of the UCB brand are probably in all of your favorite things to watch or maybe running them from behind the scenes.

Now, with signing a first look deal with NBC Universal’s Universal Cable Productions, you’re going to see even more of UCB folk on TV. Shows for the vast array of cable networks under NBC Universal’s banner (including USA, Oxygen, Esquire, E!, Bravo, Telemundo, and many more) will be developed by UCB.

Already they’ve got five shows in the works ranging from a haunted house mockumentary to an overwrought satire of a sorority house to a TV adaptation of We Can Fix You featuring the likes of Besser, Roberts, Jeff Hiller, Pam Murphy, Betsy Sodaro, Horatio Sanz, Laura Grey, Megan Stein, and more.

Adam and Naomi Scott’s Gettin’ Rad Productions Get First Look Deal at Universal TV

September 15, 2014

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

The team behind all of those Greatest Events in Television History specials at Adult Swim are finally getting a first look deal.

Adam and Naomi Scott’s Gettin’ Rad Productions are locked in to a two year first look deal that will look to develop TV shows at Universal TV.

Also, this is probably the first time a TV deal was given to a production company whose founder describes the name as “both stupid and aspirational”.

Fox Signs First Look Deal with Burning Love’s Jonathan Stern and Keith Quinn

May 20, 2014

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Fox Signs First Look Deal with Burning Love’s Jonathan Stern and Keith Quinn

As they should be, Fox is thoroughly impressed by the success of Burning Love going from a web series to full fledged TV series. As a result, they have signed Burning Love producers Jonathan Stern and Keith Quinn to a first look deal where they will develop digital content that’s intended to make its way to TV.

Even though Fox is keeping Fox ADHD around, they’re still for more alternative platform comedy and signing Stern and Quinn isn’t a bad place to start.

Sacha Baron Cohen Re-Ups His First Look Deal at Paramount as His Movie ‘Grimsby’ Moves To Sony

February 17, 2014

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Sacha Baron Cohen Re-Ups His First Look Deal at Paramount as His Movie ‘Grimsby’ Moves To Sony

Sacha Baron Cohen’s landmark character Ali G is already making a return with Ali G: Rezurection next week on FXx and now Sacha just renewed a first look deal at Paramount with projects he’s developing while simultaneously having his upcoming movie soccer hooligan comedy Grimsby going to Sony Pictures.

Looks like Sacha Baron Cohen might have quite a good 2014.

Sacha Baron Cohen’s Production Co. Gets First Look Deal/Da Ali G Show: Rezurection Will Air at FX/FXx

November 2, 2013

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Sacha Baron Cohen’s Production Co. Gets First Look Deal/Da Ali G Show: Rezurection Will Air at FX/FXx

FX has possibly nabbed it’s next big comedy star in Sacha Baron Cohen. Already having the likes of Louis C.K., Jim Jefferies, the gang from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia at FXx, Sacha Baron Cohen has inked a deal to give a first look at his TV projects at FX/FXx as well as to bring back old episodes of Da Ali G Show on the air.

That’s a pretty great move, FX/FXx.