Ava DuVernay wins a major $ 100 million television deal with Warner Bros.

We can now add Ava DuVernay's name – along with Ryan Murphy, Shonda Rhimes and Kenya Barris – to the list of major nine-digit television production contracts over the past year or so; Deadline reports that the Selma The director has just signed a $ 100 million contract to develop projects for Warner Bros. TV.

Although she is probably still best known for her films – having recently directed the film A ride in timeand is currently working on a New gods film for Warner's film division – DuVernay has been a prolific force in television in recent years. She created (and produced on) the good received from OWN. Queen sugar (also produced in association with Warner TV), and is currently working on a documentary series about Central Park Five for Netflix. In fact, it is quite surprising that this agreement did not result in the streaming service, given its deep pockets, its appetite for big names and the fact that it had already hosted DuVernay's previous documentary. 13thand a neighbor on Prince.

The multi-year agreement will allow DuVernay to purchase its Warner-produced series in a number of stores, along with Greg Berlanti, the company's golden boy, who collaborates with DuVernay at the upcoming CBS series of events. Red line. The agreement is explicitly called "multi-genre" as well, so we can expect DuVernay to continue to explore its varied tastes, which range from family drama to science fiction through science fiction and music. heavy action.