Jennifer Lopez Signs Netflix Deal To Produce Female Driven, Created Projects

Jennifer Lopez has signed a multi-year first-look deal with streaming giant Netflix to create films, TV shows, scripted and unscripted content encouraging diverse female actors, writers, and directors.

As per the deal made with Lopez's production company, Nuyorican Productions, the 51-year-old singer-actress will be producing along with her firm’s partners Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina.

Lopez took to Twitter on Monday to confirm the news and wrote, "Let’s go @Netflix!!! So excited about this! @egt239 #NuyoricanProductions."

Netflix's official Twitter handle called it "best news of the day!"

Previously, the streaming giant announced two movies with Lopez titled "The Mother," helmed by Niki Caro, and "The Cipher," which is based on a novel with the same name.

Netflix’s head of global films, Scott Stuber said: "Throughout every aspect of her career, Jennifer Lopez has been a force in entertainment. In partnering with her and Nuyorican, we know she will continue to bring impactful stories, joy, and inspiration to audiences around the world."

Netflix Head of Global TV, Bela Bajaria praised Lopez and noted that she is a "singular talent whose creativity and vision have captivated audiences and inspired the next generation around the world."

"For years she and the team at Nuyorican have brought a distinctive voice to entertainment, and I’m looking forward to working with her and the team to create new series for our members to love," Bajaria added.

Sharing her excitement about her new partnership with Netflix, Lopez said: "Elaine, Benny, and I believe there is no better home for us than a forward-leaning content creation company that seeks to defy conventional wisdom and directly market to the millions across the globe who no longer view art and entertainment with the kind of boundaries and limitations of the past."

"We at Nuyorican Productions are thrilled to find like-minded partners in Ted Sarandos, Scott Stuber, Bela Bajaria, and the whole team and look forward to getting to work right away," she concluded.

Lopez will be next seen in "Shotgun Wedding," which is slated to release on June 29, 2022. It is a romantic comedy revolving around a couple's destination wedding. The wedding gets hijacked by a bunch of criminals and the couple works together in order to save their families.