While Barris will remain an executive producer on those shows (and on the upcoming Besties), he will be exclusively developing new series for Netflix.
“When my agents reached out to me about this little garage start-up called Netflix, I wasn’t sure what to think. But after I talked to Netflix executives Ted Sarandos and Cindy Holland, I started to believe that maybe this mom-and-pop shop with only 130 million subscribers might just be something, so I decided to take a swing, a leap of faith if you will, and take a chance with the new kids on the block,” Barris said in a statement.
In the past year, Netflix signed deals with Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy – Rhimes’ deal was reportedly worth $100 million, while Murphy’s was for $300 million.
