Margot Robbie signs “first look” deal with Amazon

Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment has signed a first-look TV deal with Amazon Studios to create television projects that will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

“We are so thrilled to be partnering with Amazon Studios to bring original content to the ever-burgeoning television landscape,” Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Josey McNamara said in a statement. “Our hope with LuckyChap has always been to challenge narrative conformity whilst offering a platform to exciting and often over-looked voices. In Amazon we have a cultural partner who shares our passion for storytelling and through its global reach allows us and our collaborators to reach as many viewers as possible. This is the start of a very exciting journey for the company and one that we are incredibly proud to be taking with the wonderful Amazon team.”

LuckyChap previously produced I, Tonya and are producing the upcoming films Promising Young Woman, Barbie and has the Hulu series Dollface and the upcoming Netflix series Maid.

“LuckyChap has produced sharply original, smart, and wholly engaging content over the past several years, across an incredible range of genres, and centering multifaceted, unique female characters,” said Albert Cheng, COO and co-head of Television for Amazon Studios. “We’ve very excited for the chance to work with Tom, Josey, Margot, and Brett to create new series with the same kind of vision and focus for our Prime Video customers.”

LuckyChap, Hoodlum, ABC (Australia) and ABC Studios International (US) are also due to produce new 10-part series, retelling the work of Shakespeare from female perspectives, Shakespeare Now.

Source: Variety