Netflix has signed Janet Mock to an overall deal, marking the first such pact between an openly transgender creator and a major media company. Mock, a writer, director and producer on FX’s Pose and human rights activist, has inked a three-year deal with Netflix that will give the streamer exclusive rights to series she develops and a first look at feature films.
As part of the deal, she will join Ryan Murphy’s series Hollywood — the first project produced under Murphy’s megadeal with Netflix — as an executive producer and director. She’ll also continue working on Pose, which earlier in the week was renewed for a third season on FX.