BOOM! Studios, the publisher behind best-selling Eisner Award-winning comic book franchises such as Lumberjanes, Something is Killing the Children, Once & Future, and Mouse Guard, has signed a two-year TV first look deal with Netflix for live action and animated series.
This deal will give the streaming giant access to the largest library of controlled comic book IP outside of Marvel and DC.
"BOOM! characters are innately special, they’re colorful, diverse and varied and their stories have the power to ignite something in all of us,” said Brian Wright, Vice President, Original Series at Netflix. “We can’t wait to bring these stories from the page to the screen to fans in every corner of the world.”
“We generate 20+ new original series a year and are thrilled to partner with a streamer that is as prolific as we are,” added company CEO and Founder Ross Richie. “BOOM!’s unique partnership model benefits creators by positioning them to be packaged with high-end directors, screenwriters, and producers. We’re thrilled to continue our track record of translating our best-selling award-winning library with the best TV talent in the business but now with the undisputed leader of the new streaming era.”
No specific titles are mentioned as being in development, but BOOM! has revealed that it currently has close to 20 movies and TV shows in the works.
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