Peabody Award-winning producer, showrunner and author Gary Lennon has signed a brand new cope with Lionsgate extending their partnership.
Underneath the deal, he’ll proceed to work with Lionsgate Tv and Starz on improvement alternatives to increase the Energy Universe. Lennon has served as showrunner and govt producer for Season 2 of the Energy spinoff collection Energy E-book IV: Drive and can return for the third installment of the Chicago-based crime drama presently in manufacturing.
Lennon served as govt producer of the mothership Energy collection for Starz which spawned three spinoffs together with Energy E-book II: Ghost, Energy E-book III: Elevating Kanan and Energy E-book IV: Drive. Drive follows Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora), a important character from the OG collection. It additionally stars Isaac Keys, Lili Simmons, Shane Harper and Anthony Fleming, to call just a few.
He’s additionally partnered with Lionsgate Tv on P-Valley and Hightown for Starz, in addition to the hit Netflix collection Orange Is the New Black. Lennon was beforehand underneath an total deal at Starz.
“Gary has been a serious inventive power within the Energy universe,” Kevin Beggs, Lionsgate Tv Group Chair and Chief Artistic Officer mentioned in a press release. “We stay up for extending our partnership as we collaborate with Starz to create new and sudden franchise extensions for Energy followers.”
“Lionsgate Tv has been the best manufacturing companion,” Lennon shared. “Their inventive workforce is unmatched, they usually have been extremely supportive as we’ve constructed and expanded the Energy Universe. They’re a terrific dwelling for expertise trying to broaden their inventive horizons.”
Lennon earned Peabody Awards for his work as a producer on FX’s Justified and Orange is the New Black. He additionally received two NAACP Picture Awards for the unique Energy collection.
Up subsequent, Lennon will exec produce the upcoming collection Gringo Hunters for Netflix based mostly on The Washington Publish story “A U.S. homicide suspect fled to Mexico. The Gringo Hunters have been ready,” by Kevin Sieff.
Jonathan Kleinman negotiated the deal on behalf of Lionsgate Tv.
Lennon is represented by CAA and legal professional Erik Hyman.
