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The writer/producer whose television empire spans from West Coast hospitals to a scandal-wracked West Wing is joining the Netflix stable of exclusive content.
It’s a blow to Rhimes’ longtime distributors at ABC, whose parent company Disney announced earlier this week that they’d be pulling their titles from Netflix’s streaming service.
The multi-year production deal with Netflix will see Rhimes’ Shondaland production company produce new series “and other projects” for the video streaming and dvd rental service.
The deal doesn’t affect Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder, which will continue to air in the U.S. on ABC.
“Shonda Rhimes is one of the greatest storytellers in the history of television,” said Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer, Netflix, in a statement. “Her work is gripping, inventive, pulse-pounding, heart-stopping, taboo-breaking television at its best. I’ve gotten the chance to know Shonda and she’s a true Netflixer at heart — she loves TV and films, she cares passionately about her work, and she delivers for her audience. We’re so excited to welcome her to Netflix.”
https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/13/shondaland-comes-to-netflix/?utm_medium=TCnewsletter
It’s a blow to Rhimes’ longtime distributors at ABC, whose parent company Disney announced earlier this week that they’d be pulling their titles from Netflix’s streaming service.
The multi-year production deal with Netflix will see Rhimes’ Shondaland production company produce new series “and other projects” for the video streaming and dvd rental service.
The deal doesn’t affect Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder, which will continue to air in the U.S. on ABC.
“Shonda Rhimes is one of the greatest storytellers in the history of television,” said Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer, Netflix, in a statement. “Her work is gripping, inventive, pulse-pounding, heart-stopping, taboo-breaking television at its best. I’ve gotten the chance to know Shonda and she’s a true Netflixer at heart — she loves TV and films, she cares passionately about her work, and she delivers for her audience. We’re so excited to welcome her to Netflix.”
https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/13/shondaland-comes-to-netflix/?utm_medium=TCnewsletter