Coming off her best-supporting-actress Oscar win for If Beale Street Could Talk, Regina King is joining forces with the biggest streaming service in the industry. The actress has signed a multi-year first-look deal with Netflix.
Under the pact, she will produce films and series for the Internet TV network via her Royal Ties production company. King’s sister, Reina King, will serve as head of production. “Regina King is a multi-faceted talent both behind and in front of the camera. She’s been a trailblazer for years, with boundless creativity and impeccable taste in projects, and we couldn’t be more thrilled that she will bring her formidable talents to Netflix,” said Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer.
King has been on a career high for the last few years and it all culminated with winning an Oscar for her role as Sharon Rivers in If Beale Street Could Talk as well as her third Emmy for her role as Latrice Butler in Seven Seconds. She won her previous two Emmys in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie category for her role in the ABC anthology series American Crime, which also garnered her first Golden Globe nomination. The actress was also named one of Time Magazine’s most influential people of 2019.
King also has gone behind the camera directing episodes of This Is Us, The Good Doctor and the Season 3 finale of Insecure among others. She is next set to star in Damon Lindelof’s upcoming series Watchmen for HBO.
