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Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media has signed an exclusive five-year TV deal with Netflix after exiting its Disney pact, enabling the banner to develop a Netflix slate of series while Coogler continues Disney film projects (including Sinners). Proximity’s TV credits include Ironheart, the Hurricane Katrina: A Race Against Time docuseries, and Eyes of Wakanda, with Animorphs among other projects in development.
Proximity Media Television, formed by Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian, has signed a multi-year deal to develop series exclusively for Netflix after their Disney pact expired. The move places the company’s next slate under Netflix’s banner, with the founders and Netflix executives highlighting a shared commitment to distinctive storytelling. Proximity’s credits include Ironheart (Disney+), Hurricane Katrina: A Race Against Time (NatGeo) and Eyes of Wakanda (Disney+).
Coogler discusses Sinners and its record Oscar nods, framing his work as the true reward and stressing mentorship from Spike Lee and John Singleton, the importance of community through Proximity Media, and the need to stay focused amid representation stats. He reflects on the historic moment for Black filmmakers, his joint nomination with wife Zinzi Evans, therapy and family as anchors, and teases future projects including Black Panther 3 and an X-Files-inspired series.
Ryan Coogler’s The X-Files reboot moves forward with a Hulu pilot order, with Danielle Deadwyler set to star; Coogler will write, direct and executive‑produce via Proximity Media, in a project from Onyx Collective and 20th Television that also involves Chris Carter as an executive producer while Disney holds a TV overall deal with Coogler’s team.
Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler are teaming up for a new original film, with Coogler writing, directing, and producing, and Jordan starring. The project marks Coogler's first original spec script since Fruitvale Station, and not much is known about the film except that it's described as a genre-style pic. Coogler's production company Proximity Media is involved, and Jordan is coming off a successful year after making his directing debut on Creed III.