Will Ferrell’s Production Company Signs First-Look Deal at Netflix

Will Ferrell at the
Will Ferrell at the "Holmes and Watson" film presentation at CinemaCon in 2018. Photo by Dan Steinberg/REX/Shutterstock (9640814b)

Will Ferrell partners with the streaming giant on a first-look TV deal. 

Multiple outlets confirm that Ferrell’s Gloria Sanchez Productions, headed by Jessica Elbaum, has inked a multi-year nonexclusive deal with Netflix. The company has also signed a separate multi-year feature deal with Paramount. 

“We’re thrilled to continue to build upon Gloria Sanchez’s strong slate of female-driven storytelling at the highest level,” Ferrell and Elbaum said in a statement. “While celebrating that brand mission, we are excited to expand our scope to include many brilliant creators and storytellers with projects in all genres and content platforms. Both Netflix and Paramount share our vision of bringing audiences the quality that they deserve, making them dream partners in our new venture. We can’t wait to get to work.”

The company named Brittney Segal as head of TV to helm the three-year nonexclusive deal. 

Deadline was first to report the news.