Amazon in First-Look TV Deal with Barry Jenkins

Amazon Studios has secured a first-look television deal with Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins’ PASTEL.

Jenkins (Moonlight) is slated to direct for Amazon Studios the upcoming limited series The Underground Railroad, based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novel. He will exclusively develop TV series for Amazon Studios that will premiere globally on Amazon Prime Video in over 200 territories.

“Barry is clearly a master of groundbreaking, authentically emotional storytelling and we are so proud to have him share that gift with us,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. “We are incredibly fortunate to have also secured his directorial vision for the entire limited series The Underground Railroad.”

“We at PASTEL are excited to continue our Amazon relationship begun on Underground Railroad and look forward to growing that partnership on projects near and beyond,” said Jenkins.