by Kandiss Edwards
January 17, 2026
The settlement formalizes an ongoing relationship between Rae’s Hoorae and Paramount.
Issa Rae has signed a three-year first-look movie and tv manufacturing cope with Paramount.
Underneath the settlement, Rae will develop movie and tv tasks by her manufacturing firm, Hoorae Movie & Tv. The David Ellison-run Paramount will obtain the primary alternative to think about the tasks earlier than bidding. The deal covers each theatrical movies and tv programming. The transfer positions Rae as a producing companion throughout a number of divisions throughout the studio, Deadline reported.
Rae will work with Paramount Movement Image Group co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, in addition to Don Granger, president of the Movement Image Group, and Matt Thunell, president of Paramount Tv Studios. The settlement formalizes an ongoing relationship between Rae and the studio. In an announcement, Goldberg and Greenstein commented on working with Rae and exploring her upcoming tasks.
“Issa is a real inventive power whose work constantly feels contemporary, humorous, and deeply human. She epitomizes the sort of distinctive artist we’re proud to companion with throughout movie and TV to interrupt new floor in elevated storytelling.”
Rae mentioned she was waiting for the partnership.
“I’m excited to start this subsequent chapter with the workforce at Paramount and to proceed telling tales that mirror the communities and voices which have supported my work,” Rae mentioned.
Rae is finest often known as the creator and star of HBO’s Insecure and has expanded her work in recent times as a producer on a number of tv tasks. By means of Hoorae, Rae has produced sequence together with Rap Sh!t and Candy Life: Los Angeles. Rae has additionally appeared in a number of function movies throughout her profession, together with The {Photograph}, The Lovebirds, and Barbie. The Paramount settlement marks a continuation of Rae’s shift towards studio-backed producing roles in each movie and tv.
Whereas Paramount has dibs on Rae’s future tasks, she’s nonetheless a free agent as an actress. Her first-look deal doesn’t limit Rae from performing in tasks outdoors Paramount.
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