The 'Atlanta' actor has reportedly found a new home at Amazon Studios and inked a multi-year deal with the company after parting ways with the Disney-owned FX.
- Feb 19, 2021
AceShowbiz - Donald Glover has reportedly signed an eight-figure, multi-year deal with Amazon Studios.
The multi-talented star is said to have left Disney-owned FX - home to his critically-acclaimed series "Atlanta" - for the new deal, with one of his first projects for Amazon being "Hive", a series from "Watchmen" 's Janine Nabers about a Beyonce-like figure.
According to Variety, Malia Obama - the daughter of former U.S. president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle - has joined the writers' room for that project.
Glover's brother Stephen has also inked a deal with Amazon Studios, multiple outlets reported, while Amazon declined to comment on the news.
Apparently, Glover's work will also feature on an Amazon Prime Video content portal.
News of the Amazon deal comes just days after it was confirmed that Glover would be starring opposite Phoebe Waller-Bridge in a TV reboot of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith".
Jennifer Salke, the Amazon Studios chief, said, "Talk about the dream team! Donald and Phoebe are two of the most talented creators and performers in the world."
"It's truly a dream for us, as it will be for our global audience, to have these two forces of nature collaborating as a powerhouse creative team. Mr. and Mrs. Smith is an iconic property, and we can't wait to see how Donald, Phoebe and Francesca (Sloane, the showrunner) make it their own."
"We're thrilled to be working with them, and with such great partners at New Regency."
The "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" movie, starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as a married couple who worked as assassins belonging to competing agencies, was released back in 2005.
