Can you say ‘100 Million’ bags secured. Kenya Barris inked a sweet lucrative deal with streaming giant Netflix. The 3 Yr $100M deal will consist of created shows similar to Black Ish. At the table with similar deals are names like Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhymes.
“When my agents reached out to me about this little garage startup called Netflix, I wasn’t sure what to think. 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.”
According to PageSix, Barris thought he’d take a swing at it, being that it’s successful and still growing. Talk about leap of faith!
