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Warner Bros. Halts Overall Deals with Bad Robot, Greg Berlanti, and Chuck Lorre
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Warner Bros. Halts Overall Deals with Bad Robot, Greg Berlanti, and Chuck Lorre

Warner Bros. Television Group has suspended a number of overall deals for top creatives, including J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot, Greg Berlanti, Chuck Lorre, Bill Lawrence, John Wells, and Mindy Kaling. The move comes as the Writers Guild of America strike enters its fourth month, with issues including residuals, AI, and streaming transparency. The deal suspensions are part of cost-cutting measures as studios and streamers face the impact of the strike, and the deals have been suspended rather than outright canceled.

Warner Bros ends TV deal with BLM co-founder after no content produced.
entertainment2 years ago

Warner Bros ends TV deal with BLM co-founder after no content produced.

A deal between Warner Bros Television Group and Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors to produce shows highlighting Black voices expired last year without any productions being made. The two-year deal was expected to include various types of content across broadcast, cable, and streaming productions. Cullors resigned from Black Lives Matter in 2021 amid allegations of financial impropriety, which she denies. She spent $3.2 million on properties in California and Georgia. It is unclear how much Cullors made in the deal with Warner Bros.