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Chloé Zhao Inks First-Look TV Deal at Searchlight Television

The pact marks a homecoming for post- Eternals Zhao as Searchlight shepherded Nomadland to Best Picture victory in 2021

Ryan Lattanzio Sep 20, 2022 12:00 pm @ryanlattanzio Share This Article Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk Chloé Zhao Samir Hussein/WireImage Chloé Zhao is making her way back to Searchlight. The studio that shepherded her third feature “Nomadland” to a Best Picture victory in 2021 has just inked a multi-year, first-look TV deal with the two-time Academy Award winner. The recently launched Searchlight Television announced the pact today, marking a homecoming for the filmmaker whose last release was 2021’s swing-for-the-fences MCU entry, “Eternals.” Through the deal, Searchlight Television will have a first look on any series for exclusive development. This also marks the writer, director, and producer's first foray into episodic storytelling. Prior to “Nomadland and “Eternals,” Zhao helmed Sony Pictures Classics release “The Rider” in 2017 and Kino Lorber’s “Songs My Brother Taught Me” in 2015. “Eternals” earned mixed reviews and a modest (in relative Marvel terms) box office, and while it marked her first foray into the world of studio filmmaking, it’s not her last - she is also set to take on a "Dracula" monster movie for Universal Pictures. However, the project was announced in early 2021 circa the Oscars, and no formal update has been made.

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