Producer extraordinaire Greg Berlanti has signed a new exclusive overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group.
Under the new multiyear agreement, Berlanti and his production company -- Berlanti Productions -- will remain based at Warner Bros. for its television operations into the year 2027 and continue to develop new television programming for all platforms, including Warner Bros. Discovery's HBO Max, external streaming services and cable/broadcast networks. "Greg is a huge talent, and the impact of his prolific and powerful storytelling on Warner Bros. and audiences, and on our culture, is just 'wow,'" said WBD CEO David Zaslav. "He began his career with us, and we are incredibly fortunate that he will continue to build and grow our TV studio into the future."
The new pact continues a highly successful relationship between Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. TV that dates back to 2001. Over the last 20 years, Berlanti has produced or created more than 40 shows, including the popular shared universe on The CW known as the Arrowverse. "We’re beyond thrilled to continue our partnership with one of the most accomplished, celebrated, and compelling storytellers in the industry," said Warner Bros. Television Group Chairman and CEO Channing Dungey. "Greg is a visionary, a pioneer, and a leader, but more than that, he’s a treasured member of the Warner Bros. family. Collaborating with Greg is a tremendous privilege, and we can’t wait to see what stories he and his team will bring to life in the coming years."
Berlanti's Upcoming Projects Include Green Lantern
Berlanti Productions currently has upwards of 15 shows on the air or shooting. These Warner Bros. TV shows include The Flash and Riverdale, both entering their final seasons in 2023; the fourth season of You, starring Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg; and the currently airing HBO Max/DC series Titans and Doom Patrol. Berlanti is also developing a live-action Green Lantern series for HBO Max, which will center on fan-favorite Lantern, John Stewart. Despite recent rumors that the series had been scrapped, DC Studios head James Gunn has confirmed that the project remains in development.
"Every day I wake up grateful I get to get tell stories for a living with so many talented people that I love. With this deal, I’ll be lucky enough to be going into my third decade of making TV and calling Warner Bros. my home," Berlanti said. "The TV business has changed and Warner Bros. has changed, too, but I’m as grateful as ever to be making television and working with a passionate, brilliant, and kind leader like Channing Dungey and alongside a wise and tremendous old friend like Brett Paul."
He continued, "In my time getting to know David Zaslav, he is the most rare of Hollywood leaders: honest, loyal, and visionary about the kind of thriving Warner Bros. he wants to build for the future, where storytellers like myself can have a home to tell stories that excite and move audiences all over the world, for years to come."
Source: Warner Bros.