Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground to go independent after Netflix deal expires: report
New York Post • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions will become independent after its exclusive deal with Netflix ends later this year, planning to sell projects to multiple studios.
- Since its founding in 2018, Higher Ground produced content exclusively for Netflix, including award-winning projects like the documentary "American Factory" and the biopic "Rustin."
- The company’s Netflix slate includes a variety of genres, from thrillers like "Leave the World Behind" to family programming such as "Waffles + Mochi," earning multiple Oscar and Emmy nominations and wins.
- Higher Ground is expanding beyond film and TV into podcasts and Broadway, recently co-producing a revival of “Proof,” as it prepares for a more independent future.
- Several projects remain in development with Netflix, including the limited series "All the Sinners Bleed" and "The Altruists," while the company explores collaborations with HBO, Apple, and other studios.
