Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media has signed an overall television deal with Netflix, positioning the company to develop series for the streamer. Multiple outlets report that the agreement is multi-year and gives Proximity Media’s TV unit exclusivity with Netflix. The deal follows the expiration of Coogler’s previous five-year overall TV pact with Disney, which ended earlier this year. The new Netflix arrangement is presented as a significant shift in the company’s television development direction, moving from Disney to Netflix for future scripted series and related projects.
Proximity Media, founded by Coogler along with Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian, is associated with television work that includes series connected to major franchise properties. Sources describe Netflix’s commitment to the partnership in terms of gaining a dedicated pipeline of development from Proximity Media’s television arm. Details of specific projects included in the deal were not consistently specified across the reports, but the core terms—multi-year duration, exclusivity for Netflix, and the post-Disney timing—are consistent.
