JLo goes to Netflix! Jennifer Lopez signs huge multi-year deal with the streaming giant… as she plans to showcase ‘diverse female actors, writers and filmmakers’
She’s at the top of her career as an actress and singer.
And now Jennifer Lopez has made a big professional move, inking a a multi-year, first-look deal with Netflix via her company Nuyorican Productions, according to Variety.
Lopez, along with producing partners Benny Medina and president of Nuyorican Productions Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, is set to produce both film and television content – scripted and unscripted – with the goal of showcasing diverse female actors, writers and filmmakers.
Deal: Jennifer Lopez and her production company Nuyorican Productions have inked a multi-year, first-look deal with Netflix. She’s seen Global Citizen VAX LIVE: The Concert To Reunite The World in May 2021 above
Content: Lopez is set to produce both film and television content – scripted and unscripted – with the goal of showcasing diverse female actors, writers and filmmakers
Lopez has already been announced at the lead of two Netflix projects.
She’ll play a deadly assassin in the action flick The Mother directed by Niki Caro of Mulan.
The triple threat will also appear as FBI Special Agent Nina Guerrera in crime thriller The Cipher, based on the novel of the same name by Isabel Ojeda Maldonado.
Upon announcing the partnership, Lopez released a statement saying: ‘I am excited to announce my new partnership with Netflix.
‘Elaine, Benny and I believe there is no better home for us than a forward-leaning content creation company that seeks to defy conventional wisdom and directly market to the millions across the globe who no longer view art and entertainment with the kind of boundaries and limitations of the past.’
Partners: She’ll work along with producing partners Benny Medina (right) and president of Nuyorican Productions Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas (left)
Collaboration: Upon announcing the partnership, Lopez released a statement saying: ‘Elaine, Benny and I believe there is no better home for us than a forward-leaning content creation company that seeks to defy conventional wisdom and directly market to the millions across the globe who no longer view art and entertainment with the kind of boundaries and limitations of the past.’ She’s seen in November 2020 above
‘We at Nuyorican Productions are thrilled to find like-minded partners in Ted Sarandos, Scott Stuber, Bela Bajaria and the whole team and look forward to getting to work right away.’
Speaking about the new partnership, Netflix head of global films Scott Stuber said: ‘Throughout every aspect of her career, Jennifer Lopez has been a force in entertainment.
‘In partnering with her and Nuyorican, we know she will continue to bring impactful stories, joy and inspiration to audiences around the world.’
Production on The Mother is set to begin this fall, with Lopez currently training for the high-intensity role. The film is planning to be released in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Meanwhile, J. Lo is also thriving in her personal life, recently reuniting with former flame Ben Affleck.
Upcoming: Lopez is already attached to two Netflix projects – the action flick The Mother and the crime-thriller The Cipher, adapted from the book of the same name