Spike Lee signs multi-year deal with Netflix

the filmmaker Spike Lee signed a multi-year deal with streaming service Netflix.

Under the contract, Lee will direct and produce narrative films through his production company Forty Acres & Mule Filmworks, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Lee and Netflix previously collaborated on four projects: Da 5 Bloods and her series She Gotta Have It, which he wrote and directed, as well as the Rodney King show and the film See You Yesterday, which he produced.

“There is no better way for me and my company to start the new year than to renew our partnership with the fearless leaders of Netflix,” Lee said in a statement.

“In addition to my joints, together we will focus on the new and diverse storytellers, youth must be served,” he added.

Through the new partnership, Netflix has also committed to invest in and provide financial support for Lee's ongoing mission to develop new talent and increase representation across the music industry. entertainment.

“Throughout Spike's incredible career, his writing and directing have remained ardent and insightful about our needs. times, while also being incredibly fun," said Scott Stuber, Head of Global Films at Netflix.

"We are privileged to enter into this new partnership with Spike and look forward to bringing the next chapter of Brooklyn's own films to the world," he added.