Amazon Strikes First-Look Deal With Pop-Star Lizzo
Peter White Television EditorAmazon has struck a first-look deal with Good As Hell singer Lizzo.Lizzo, real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson, is to work with the streamer to develop and produce TV series.Albert Cheng and Vernon Sanders, Co-Heads of Television at Amazon Studios, revealed the news as part of the company’s virtual TCA press tour. Lizzo popped by the virtual call to say that she was “excited” by the deal.Cheng called her a “force of positivity”More to come.Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.Launch dates for broadcast, cable and streaming programsUp-to-date lists for broadcast, cable and streaming seriesPandemic-proof vs.