Kenya Barris is in talks to launch a new studio venture at ViacomCBS, TheWrap has confirmed.
The new agreement would see Barris become an equity partner in a joint venture overseen by BET Networks president Scott Mills and CBS Chief Creative Officer and Showtime CEO David Nevins. A representative for the company did not return TheWrap’s request for comment.
Barris is just over two years in to a three-year overall deal at Netflix, which he would have to exit should the ViacomCBS venture proceed. The streamer is said to be willing to let Barris out of his deal early, but Netflix declined to comment on the matter.
Barris previously left his overall deal with ABC Studios early after clashing with executives over the decision to shelve an anti-Trump episode of “black-ish” that was deemed too partisan. (The episode was recently released on Hulu in the wake of the George Floyd protests earlier this summer.
The new agreement would see Barris become an equity partner in a joint venture overseen by BET Networks president Scott Mills and CBS Chief Creative Officer and Showtime CEO David Nevins. A representative for the company did not return TheWrap’s request for comment.
Barris is just over two years in to a three-year overall deal at Netflix, which he would have to exit should the ViacomCBS venture proceed. The streamer is said to be willing to let Barris out of his deal early, but Netflix declined to comment on the matter.
Barris previously left his overall deal with ABC Studios early after clashing with executives over the decision to shelve an anti-Trump episode of “black-ish” that was deemed too partisan. (The episode was recently released on Hulu in the wake of the George Floyd protests earlier this summer.
- 10/31/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
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