Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist signs blanket deal with Warner Bros. TV and starts her own production company
Melissa Benoist will take a more active role in finding new projects once her time on Supergirl ends after signing a new blanket deal and moving to start a production company.
The 32-year-old actress has signed an exclusive multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Television, Variety reported Friday.
Once her Supergirl series ends after the upcoming sixth season, Benoist will turn her attention to her new company, Three Things Productions.
Taking charge: Melissa Benoist, 32 of Supergirl, signed an exclusive deal with Warner Bros. TV and created a new production company, Variety reported Friday.
Through her company, which she named after Mary Oliver’s poem Three Things To Remember, Benoist will develop and produce original television programs.
The company said in a statement that its mission is to “ find meaningful projects that are unashamed, courageous and authentic, with the goal of discovering stories that lead with impact. ”
The company will make TV shows for WarnerMedia’s flagship streaming service HBO Max, as well as other cable channels or broadcast stations.
The new deal marks Benoist’s first deal as a producer with a major studio.
Inspired: The actress, who will be finished with The CW’s Supergirl after the upcoming sixth season, is called Three Things Productions after a poem by Mary Oliver; still from Supergirl
New Relationship: “ I’ve had a great support house at Warner Bros. for the past six years, and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to put on a producer’s hat and work with them, ” said Benoist in a statement; pictured with husband Chris Wood in LA in 2019
“I’ve had a great support house at Warner Bros. for the past six years. and I love that I have the opportunity to put on a producer hat and continue to work with them, ”Benoist said in her statement.
‘I approach my work as an actor looking for that magical gut feeling that you get when you know that something is right. I intend to follow those instincts as a producer, approach each story with passion, playfulness, curiosity, a sure step, and like all things worth taking a risk, a touch of terror. I can’t wait to collaborate with new voices and find stories that touch the heart in that indefinable way. ‘
Sahar Kashi will join the actress as vice president of development at her production company, who previously worked as a creative executive on Apple TV +’s Home Before Dark, as well as Netflix’s dark high school drama 13 Reasons Why.
Before moving to Apple, she worked at Netflix and Fox.
New Help: Sahar Kashi joins the actress as vice president of development at her production company, who previously worked as a creative executive on Apple TV + ‘s Home Before Dark
“ For the past six years, we’ve had the privilege of working with Melissa Benoist as she entertained and inspired audiences around the world in the signature role of Supergirl, ” said Clancy Collins White, Warner Bros. Television’s Executive Vice President of Development. , in a statement.
Everyone at Warner Bros. Television is delighted to continue our partnership with her as a producer. We look forward to working closely with Melissa and her team to develop new and compelling series that reflect her fearless and indomitable spirit. ‘
Benoist, who previously appeared on Glee and the miniseries Waco, welcomed her first child, son Huxley, in September 2020, along with husband Chris Wood.
The couple became engaged in February 2019 and married in September of that year.
Growing family: Benoist married her husband Chris Wood in September 2019 and welcomed their first son Huxley a year later; seen in August 2019