9 Jun – Jennifer Lopez is the next celebrity to have her production company signing a multi-year first-look deal, and hers will be making such collaboration with Netflix. The actress' Nuyorican Productions is set to produce multiple projects for the streaming giant that include feature films, TV series, as well as unscripted content - which will have an emphasis on supporting diverse female players in the industry.
Lopez already has two upcoming feature projects for Netflix - the Niki Caro-helmer "The Mother", as well as the adaptation of Isabel Ojeda Maldonado novel, "The Cipher". The former follows a deadly female assassin who comes out of hiding to teach her daughter how to survive. It is scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2022. Lopez follows the likes of many actors like her, including Robert Pattinson, Henry Golding, Lili Reinhart, and Ryan Reynolds, who have signed first-look deals with other big studios - with the latter inking such a deal with Paramount.