{"id":2387656,"date":"2026-04-24T16:59:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2387656"},"modified":"2026-04-24T16:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:59:42","slug":"mobland-ep-jez-butterworth-signs-tv-movie-deal-with-universal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mobland-ep-jez-butterworth-signs-tv-movie-deal-with-universal\/","title":{"rendered":"‘MobLand’ EP Jez Butterworth Signs TV, Movie Deal With Universal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tWriter and proudcer Jez Butterworth<\/a> is making a new home with Universal Entertainment.<\/p>\n

\n\tButterworth has signed a five-year overall deal that will cover both TV\/streaming and film projects. He\u2019ll work with Universal Studio Group<\/a> on the TV side and Universal Pictures<\/a> for movie development. Butterworth will also continue working with 101 Studios, which is behind two series, MobLand<\/em> and The Agency<\/em>, on which Butterworth is an exec producer and writer (both stream on Paramount+). 101 Studios signed a production deal with NBCUniversal<\/a> last year as part of Taylor Sheridan<\/a> moving his overall deals to NBCU.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cJez Butterworth is a versatile creator whose storytelling has a way of getting under your skin,\u201d NBCU Entertainment chair Donna Langley said in a statement. \u201cWhether it\u2019s on stage or screen, his distinct voice is surprising and intense but always deeply human. Having the opportunity to work across the entire Universal Entertainment ecosystem will provide multiple entry points for Jez to make a lasting impact at the studio.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSaid Butterworth, \u201cI couldn\u2019t be more thrilled and honored to join Donna and the team at Universal. I feel fortunate to continue my incredible partnership with 101 Studios and Chris [McCarthy] while I embark on this new adventure.\u201d Former Paramount co-CEO McCarthy also made the move<\/a> to NBCU last year and will help manage the company\u2019s relationship with Sheridan, who is moving his film deal to NBCUniversal this year, with TV to follow in 2029.<\/p>\n

\n\tButterworth\u2019s writing credits also include Ford v. Ferrari, Edge of Tomorrow, Fair Game<\/em> and the series Britannia<\/em>, among others. He is repped by CAA and Jackoway Austen. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hollywoodreporter.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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