Will Ferrell’s Gloria Sanchez Productions Inks First-Look Deal at Netflix

Will Ferrell is strengthening his relationship with streaming giant Netflix. 

Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum’s Gloria Sanchez Productions has signed a multi-year nonexclusive  first look TV deal with Netflix, according to Deadline. 

“We’re thrilled to continue to build upon Gloria Sanchez’s strong slate of female-driven storytelling at the highest level,” Ferrell and Elbaum said in a statement. “While celebrating that brand mission, we are excited to expand our scope to include many brilliant creators and storytellers with projects in all genres and content platforms. Both Netflix and Paramount share our vision of bringing audiences the quality that they deserve, making them dream partners in our new venture. We can’t wait to get to work.”

Gloria Sanchez produces the Christina Applegate-led dark comedy Dead to Me. It also produced Eurovision, starring Ferrell and Rachel McAdams, which is set to premiere on Netflix this May.

The company has also signed a separate multi-year feature deal with Paramount and named Brittney Segal as Head of TV and David Koplan as Head of Film respectively.