Writer and proudcer Jez Butterworth is making a new home with Universal Entertainment.
Butterworth has signed a five-year overall deal that will cover both TV/streaming and film projects. He’ll work with Universal Studio Group on the TV side and Universal Pictures for movie development. Butterworth will also continue working with 101 Studios, which is behind two series, MobLand and The Agency, on which Butterworth is an exec producer and writer (both stream on Paramount+). 101 Studios signed a production deal with NBCUniversal last year as part of Taylor Sheridan moving his overall deals to NBCU.
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“Jez Butterworth is a versatile creator whose storytelling has a way of getting under your skin,” NBCU Entertainment chair Donna Langley said in a statement. “Whether it’s on stage or screen, his distinct voice is surprising and intense but always deeply human. Having the opportunity to
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