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Barack & Michelle Obama Will End Their Movie & TV Partnership With Netflix This Year
The Obamas’ company will keep working on Netflix projects while shopping new film and TV ideas to multiple studios and streamers.
- President Barack Obama announced Saturday in Philadelphia that Higher Ground Productions will become independent when its Netflix first-look deal expires later this year.
- The move concludes an eight-year partnership that began in 2018 as an exclusive deal and transitioned to a first-look arrangement in 2024, during which Higher Ground produced 24 projects across film, television, and documentaries.
- Collectively, these projects earned 3 Oscar nominations with one win, 12 Emmy nominations, and 6 victories, including the Academy Award-winning documentary American Factory and the thriller Leave the World Behind, which ranked #8 on Netflix's most-watched English-language films.
- While continuing to collaborate with Netflix on existing projects, Higher Ground has begun testing a multi-studio model by setting up productions at HBO, Apple, Amazon, FX, Disney, 20th Century Studios, and YouTube.
- Embracing independence allows the company to pursue creative freedom across multiple partners, a shift underscored by Higher Ground's recent Broadway expansion, including the April 18 revival of Proof starring Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle.
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Netflix, Obamas’ Production Company Reportedly Parting Ways
(New York, New York) – Netflix is reportedly preparing to part ways with Higher Ground Productions, the media company founded by former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, as their multi-year agreement comes to a close. The partnership, launched in 2018, marked a major push by Netflix to bring high-profile voices into its original programming lineup. Through the deal, Higher Ground developed a mix of documentaries, films, and family conte…
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Barack and Michelle Obama's film production company reportedly leaving Netflix to go independent – Democratic Accent
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama’s film production company, Higher Ground, is reportedly moving away from Netflix later this year. Deadline reported on Sunday that the company’s current first-look deal with the massive streaming giant is set to end this year. Rather than renew the deal as they’ve done in the past, sources allege that the Obamas will “transition to becoming independent.” “According to sources, th…
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