Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist signs a general contract with Warner Bros. TV and creates its own production company
Melissa Benoist will take a more active role in finding new projects once her time at Supergirl is over, after she signed a new general contract and moved on to form a production company.
The 32-year-old actress signed an exclusive multi-year contract with Warner Bros. Television, Variety reported on Friday.
As soon as his Supergirl series ends, after the next sixth season, Benoist will focus his attention on his new company, Three Things Productions.
Taking the lead: Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist, 32, signed an exclusive contract with Warner Bros. TV and created a new production company, Variety reported on Friday
Through his company, which named Mary Oliver’s poem, Three Things To Remember, Benoist will be developing and producing original television shows.
The company said in a statement that its mission is to find ‘meaningful projects that are unapologetic, courageous and authentic, with the aim of exploring stories that make an impact’.
The company will make TV shows for WarnerMedia’s main streaming service, HBO Max, as well as for other cable channels or broadcast stations.
The new deal marks Benoist’s first general deal as a producer with a large studio.
Inspired: The actress, who will end with the CW Supergirl after her sixth season, called Three Things Productions in honor of a poem by Mary Oliver; still from Supergirl
New relationship: ‘I had a wonderfully supportive home at Warner Bros. for the past six years and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to put on a producer’s hat and continue to work with them, ‘said Benoist in a statement; photographed with husband Chris Wood in Los Angeles in 2019
“I have had a wonderfully supportive home at Warner Bros. for the past six years and I am delighted to have the opportunity to put on a producer’s hat and continue working with them,” said Benoist in his statement.
“I approach my work as an actor in search of that magical feeling you get when you know something is right. I intend to follow these instincts as a producer, approaching each story with passion, playfulness, curiosity, a firm step and, like all things worth risking, a hint of terror. I can’t wait to collaborate with new voices and find stories that reach the heart in that indefinable way. ‘
Joining the actress as vice president of development for her production company will be Sahar Kashi, who previously worked as a creative executive on Apple TV + Home Before Dark, as well as on Netflix’s high school dark drama, 13 Reasons Why.
Before moving to Apple, she worked on Netflix and Fox.
New help: Joining the actress as vice president of development at her production company will be Sahar Kashi, who previously worked as a creative executive on Apple TV + Home Before Dark
“Over the past six years, we have had the privilege of collaborating with Melissa Benoist while she entertained and inspired audiences around the world in the role of Supergirl,” said Warner Bros. executive vice president of development. Television, Clancy Collins White, in a statement.
“Everyone at Warner Bros. Television are extremely excited to continue our partnership with her as a producer. We look forward to working closely with Melissa and her team to develop new and attractive series that reflect their fearless and indomitable spirit. ‘
Benoist, who has appeared on Glee and the Waco miniseries, welcomed her first child, son Huxley, with her husband Chris Wood in September 2020.
The couple became engaged in February 2019 and married in September of the same year.
Growing family: Benoist married her husband Chris Wood in September 2019 and welcomed their first child, Huxley, a year later; seen in August 2019