Natalie Portman signs a TV production contract with Apple TV Plus to develop and produce new shows
Natalie Portman found a new production house on Apple TV Plus, closing a new initial production deal.
The 39-year-old actress and producer has just signed the contract to star and executive produce Apple TV Plus Lady In The Lake, alongside Lupita Nyong’o, marking Portman’s first regular role in a TV series.
Now she is strengthening her pact through an initial agreement between the streaming service and the new production company she formed with Sophie Mas, MountainA.
New home: Natalie Portman found a new production home on Apple TV Plus, closing a new initial production contract
“We launched MountainA to support meaningful and timely projects and we couldn’t imagine a better partner to start this adventure than the fantastic team at Apple, which in a short time already has a history of working with some of the most inspiring filmmakers,” said Portman and Mas. in a joint statement (via The Hollywood Reporter).
“We are excited to create and develop bold stories together,” concluded the statement.
Lady In the Lake will be the first project launched under this initial agreement, although no details have been given for future projects.
Excited: ‘We are excited to create and develop bold stories together’, concluded the statement
Lady In the Lake takes place in Baltimore in the 1960s, which is shaken by an unsolved murder case.
The case leads housewife and mother Maddie Schwartz (Portman) to reinvent herself as an investigative journalist.
Her new line of work puts her in touch with Cleo Sherwood (Nyong’o), who is juggling to be a mother and several jobs while trying to promote the agenda of the black community in the city.
Reinventing: The case leads housewife and mother Maddie Schwartz (Portman) to reinvent herself as an investigative journalist
Alma Har’el (Honey Boy) is writing and directing the first episode, and she will co-write all subsequent episodes with Dre Ryan (The Man from the High Castle).
Portman and Nyong’o will serve as executive producers alongside Har’el and Ryan, as well as Har’el’s production partner, Christopher Leggett.
Other executive producers include Dallas Buyers Club director Jean-Marc Vallee and Crazyrose partner Nathan Ross Julie Gardner via Bad Wolf America and author Lippman.
Producer: Portman and Nyong’o will be executive producers alongside Har’el and Ryan, as well as Har’el’s production partner, Christopher Leggett
Portman becomes just the latest creative talent to strike a deal with Apple TV Plus, joining Oprah Winfrey, Alfonso Cuarón, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sharon Horgan, Dickinson’s creator Alena Smith and creator of The Morning Show Kerry Ehrin.
Although Portman is best known as an actress, she also has a solid record as a producer.
She is producing We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves on HBO and has served as a producer on her films such as Vox Lux and the documentary Eating Animals.
Apple Roster: Portman becomes just the latest creative talent to strike a deal with Apple TV Plus, joining Oprah Winfrey, Alfonso Cuarón, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sharon Horgan, Dickinson’s creator Alena Smith and creator The Morning Show Kerry Ehrin
Actress-producer: although Portman is best known as an actress, she also has a solid record as a producer