Antoine Fuqua Ties Up with Propagate

Propagate has signed award-winning filmmaker Antoine Fuqua and his Fuqua Films production company to an overall production deal for scripted and non-scripted television.

The multiyear exclusive deal will see Fuqua expand his TV production activities. Fuqua most recently directed and executive produced the critically acclaimed documentary What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali for HBO. Fuqua Films is also producing the drama series #FreeRayShawn, starring Laurence Fishburne and Stephan James, for Quibi. He has executive produced and created numerous series, including The Resident, Shooter, Training Day and Ice.

“Antoine Fuqua has produced and directed some of the most gripping film and television projects of our time and has a singular creative voice,” said Propagate Chairman and Co-CEO Ben Silverman. “He is the rare multi-genre hyphenate with deep production experience across fiction and non-fiction. We are thrilled to collaborate with him in delivering powerful new episodic properties and to help support his efforts to turn Fuqua Films into a global-inclusive production powerhouse.”

“With all of the new digital platforms and the growing appetite among viewers for fresh, original work, it’s an incredible time to be directing and producing television,” said Fuqua. “I’m excited to be working with the amazing Propagate team to bring great stories to life.”