Matt Reeves Signs Overall Deal with Warner Bros.

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Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has secured an overall deal with writer, producer and director Matt Reeves (The Batman, War for the Planet of the Apes) and his 6th & Idaho production company.

The exclusive, multiyear agreement makes WBTVG the home for 6th & Idaho’s new TV ventures. Reeves and the 6th & Idaho team will develop new television programming for all platforms, including HBO Max, on-demand and streaming services, premium/pay and basic cable channels, the broadcast networks and more. The projects will be produced in association with Warner Bros. Television, Warner Horizon Scripted Television, Warner Bros. Animation or Blue Ribbon Content, depending on the platform. Outside of the U.S., Warner Bros. International Television Distribution will distribute 6th & Idaho’s shows to the global marketplace.

6th & Idaho’s recent TV productions include the upcoming Netflix drama series Away, starring Hilary Swank, as well as the Amazon Prime Video drama Tales from the Loop, starring Rebecca Hall and Jonathan Pryce, which debuted in April 2020.

Television and film producer and executive Daniel Pipski has joined 6th & Idaho as its new executive VP and head of television. The company also comprises Executive VP Adam Kassan and VP Rafi Crohn. Pipski previously served as executive VP/head of television for Jason Bateman’s Aggregate Films, where he spearheaded development and co-executive produced the upcoming FX limited series A Teacher.

Reeves is currently at the helm of The Batman feature film, which will be released by Warner Bros. Pictures in October 2021. Reeves co-created (with J.J. Abrams) and executive produced the hit series Felicity for The WB, and he directed the pilot and several additional episodes. He also executive produced FOX’s The Passage. He previously directed the pilots for NBC’s Conviction as well as ABC’s Miracles and Gideon’s Crossing, in addition to episodes of NBC’s Homicide: Life on the Street and ABC’s Relativity.

Pipski said: “Matt has been making some of my favorite movies and TV shows since I was addicted to Felicity, and it’s a thrill to get to be part of his great team alongside Rafi and Adam, building up his TV company with our partners at WBTV.”