Barack Obama Says His and Michelle’s Production Company Higher Ground Will Go Independent After Netflix Deal Ends
Barack and Michelle Obama’s manufacturing firm Higher Ground is transitioning to an unbiased operation following eight years at Netflix.
Barack Obama shared the information at an occasion held Saturday in Philadelphia that featured leaders in media, sports activities and leisure as a part of a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. Speaking on separate panels, each Barack and Michelle Obama talked about their work with Higher Ground.
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The former president said that after eight years of working completely with Netflix and being “very grateful for the launch that happened,” the Obamas are “in the process now of transitioning to a more independent [company] where we can work with a bunch of different studios.”
The Hollywood Reporter you may have reached out to a rep for Higher Ground for remark.
The Obamas inked their producing deal with Netflix in 2018. In 2024, Higher Ground and Netflix extended their partnership, with Higher Ground transitioning to a multiyear first-look deal for all of their movie and TV initiatives.
Higher Ground’s current initiatives with Netflix embody Oscar-nominated movies Rustin, American Symphony and Crip Camp and the Oscar-winning and Emmy-winning movie American Factory in addition to the Will Forte collection Bodkin and Sam Esmail’s apocalyptic thriller Leave the World Behind.
More lately, Higher Ground has been organising initiatives exterior of Netflix, together with the HBO sketch comedy collection Life Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, from creator Larry David and Jeff Schaffer, which premieres in June. The undertaking was introduced final month at SXSW throughout a panel with David and Schaffer.
Saturday’s occasion in Philadelphia additionally featured Joe and Dr. Jill Biden, Bill and Hilary Clinton and George W. Bush in addition to Nicole Kidman, Tina Fey, Colin Jost, Garth Brooks, Tom Brady, Ted Danson, Kate McKinnon, Jason Kelce, Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb.
Abbey White contributed to this report.
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