Carlton Cuse Inks Overall Deal with ABC Studios

Writer, producer and director Carlton Cuse (Lost) has rejoined ABC Studios in a multiyear overall deal.

Cuse’s company, Genre Arts, will create and produce content across all network, cable and streaming platforms. Under the Genre Arts banner, Cuse will develop projects and collaborate with other writers to bring their visions to the screen. The deal marks a return for Cuse to ABC Studios, where he served as co-showrunner of the hit series Lost for six years.

Genre Arts will be based on the Disney Studios lot, and Lindsey Springer, who was previously head of development for Steven Spielberg’s Amblin TV, will serve as president of the company.

“Forming a partnership with a writer/producer/director as talented and prolific as Carlton Cuse is a major victory for ABC Studios,” said Patrick Moran, the president of ABC Studios. “We’re so looking forward to working with him again and bringing his signature creativity back to our studio.”

Cuse commented: “It is with great pleasure that I am returning to ABC Studios, my happy home for six years during Lost. I am very excited to be working alongside wonderful and iconic Disney brands like Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm to create and bring entertaining and compelling stories to the screen. The very best part of my job is working with other writers to come up with cool ideas, solve story problems and get stories made.”