Kenya Barris $100 Million Deal Is Official
Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated writer and producer Kenya Barris has signed a multi-year overall deal to produce new series exclusively at Netflix through his production company, Khalabo Ink Society.
Barris created the smash hit award-winning comedy series black-ish, along with its successful spin-off series Grown-ish, and wrote last summer’s comedy blockbuster Girls Trip.
“Kenya Barris is one of our great modern storytellers,” said Cindy Holland, Vice President, Original Content at Netflix. “Kenya uses his voice to make audiences more aware of the world around them, while simultaneously making them laugh. His honesty, comedic brilliance and singular point of view, combined with the creative freedom he will enjoy at Netflix, promises to create powerful new stories for all our members around the world.”
“When my agents reached out to me about this little garage start-up called Netflix, I wasn’t sure what to think,” said Barris. “But after I talked to Ted and Cindy, I started to believe that maybe this mom-and-pop shop with only 130 million subscribers might just be something… so I decided to take a swing… a leap of faith if you will, and take a chance with the new kids on the block.”
