Kenya Barris, Creator of “Black-ish”, Lands Deal with Netflix

Kenya Barris standing wearing blue and black shirt and blue jeans
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Kenya Barris has struck gold.

 

It was announced this past Thursday, that the creator of the hit show “Black-ish” has landed a new production deal with Netflix for $100 million.

 

The deal came about after Barris’ partnership with ABC turned sour due to certain differences stemming from ABC.

 

Barris joins the likes of Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhimes, who also cemented their owns deal Netflix earlier this year.