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Regina King Signs First-Look Deal With Netflix

<p>Congrats are in order to Regina King as she recently signed a multi-year first-look deal with Netflix&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;deadline&period;com&sol;2019&sol;05&sol;regina-king-first-look-deal-netflix-royal-ties-1202605684&sol;">Deadline<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; under the deal&comma; she will produce films and series for the streaming service through her Royal Ties Production Company&period; Her sister&comma; Reina King is to serve as the head of production&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Regina expressed her excitement about the deal and said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I am beyond thrilled to join the Netflix family&period; They are at the top of their game and as an artist&comma; I am so excited to come play in this wonderful sandbox they have created for storytellers&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As many of you know&comma; Regina starred in the Netflix series &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Seven Seconds&comma;” and her role as Latrice Butler earned her an award at the 70<sup>th<&sol;sup> Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Earlier this year she won her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;If Beale Street Could Talk&period;” She also won a Golden Globe for her role in that film&comma; and during her acceptance speech at the award show&comma; she <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;regina-king-vows-to-employ-at-least-50-women-on-everything-she-produces&sol;">vowed<&sol;a><&sol;em> to employ at least 50&percnt; women on everything she produces&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ted Sarandos&comma; Netflix’s Chief Content Officer added&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Regina King is a multi-faceted talent both behind and in front of the camera&period; She’s been a trailblazer for years&comma; with boundless creativity and impeccable taste in projects&comma; and we couldn’t be more thrilled that she will bring her formidable talents to Netflix&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Congrats to Regina King on her new deal over at Netflix&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;deadline&period;com&sol;2019&sol;05&sol;regina-king-first-look-deal-netflix-royal-ties-1202605684&sol;"> https&colon;&sol;&sol;deadline&period;com&sol;2019&sol;05&sol;regina-king-first-look-deal-netflix-royal-ties-1202605684&sol;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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