Netflix announced a multi-year creative partnership with Proximity Media Television—the multi-platform media company founded by Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian. As part of the new deal, the team behind Proximity Media Television will exclusively develop new series for Netflix.
Proximity Media founders Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian said in a joint statement:
We started Proximity Media with a simple goal: to tell event-driven stories that bring people in close proximity with often overlooked subjects. As we continue to expand Proximity’s television business, we’re thrilled to partner with Netflix, a company that has consistently demonstrated its commitment to distinctive creators and original storytelling.
We look forward to working alongside Bela, Jinny, Nne and the entire Netflix team as we bring a new generation of stories to audiences around the world.
Proximity Media Television’s division has created fan-favorite series including Marvel Studios’ Ironheart on Disney+, the National Geographic docuseries Hurricane Katrina: A Race Against Time, which reached #1 on Hulu and is National Geographic’s most-watched series ever in the U.S. on Disney Streaming, and the animated series Eyes of Wakanda on Disney+. Under the leadership of VP of Television Simone Harris, the company is currently producing pilots for the new The X-Files series starring Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel, as well as the live-action adaptation of Southern Bastards, starring Kevin Bacon, Erin Kellyman and Tim McGraw.