Monday, August 14, 2017

TV: Rimes moves her "ShondaLand" TV empire to Netflix

Shonda Rhimes has ended her successful run at ABC and making a move. Netflix announced Sunday night that the prolific series creator has signed a multi-year deal with the streaming service to produce new projects.
The news comes after a Wall Street Journal report was published just after midnight ET.
Betsy Beers, Rhimes’ longtime producing partner, will also be moving to Netflix. According to WSJ, 30 Shondaland employees will be joining them.
Shonda Rhimes is one of the greatest storytellers in the history of television,” said Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer at Netflix. “Her work is gripping, inventive, pulse-pounding, heart-stopping, taboo-breaking television at its best.

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