Peabody Award-winning producer, showrunner and author Gary Lennon has signed a brand new take care of Lionsgate extending their partnership.
Underneath the deal, he’ll proceed to work with Lionsgate Tv and Starz on growth alternatives to increase the Energy Universe. Lennon has served as showrunner and govt producer for Season 2 of the Energy spinoff sequence Energy E-book IV: Drive and can return for the third installment of the Chicago-based crime drama at present in manufacturing.
Lennon served as govt producer of the mothership Energy sequence 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 essential character from the OG sequence. It additionally stars Isaac Keys, Lili Simmons, Shane Harper and Anthony Fleming, to call a couple of.
He’s additionally partnered with Lionsgate Tv on P-Valley and Hightown for Starz, in addition to the hit Netflix sequence Orange Is the New Black. Lennon was beforehand beneath an total deal at Starz.
“Gary has been a serious inventive power within the Energy universe,” Kevin Beggs, Lionsgate Tv Group Chair and Chief Inventive Officer stated in an announcement. “We look ahead to extending our partnership as we collaborate with Starz to create new and sudden franchise extensions for Energy followers.”
“Lionsgate Tv has been the perfect manufacturing companion,” Lennon shared. “Their inventive staff is unmatched, they usually have been extremely supportive as we’ve constructed and expanded the Energy Universe. They’re an incredible 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 gained two NAACP Picture Awards for the unique Energy sequence.
Up subsequent, Lennon will exec produce the upcoming sequence Gringo Hunters for Netflix based mostly on The Washington Submit 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 lawyer Erik Hyman.
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