Yara Shahidi extends general agreement with ABC Signature in partnership with Onyx Collective

ABC Signature has expanded its deal with Yara Shahidi and its seventh production company Sun to include a partnership with Onyx Collective.

the lifted up The star, her business partner and mother, Carrie Shahid, and their production company will continue to develop and produce alternative television and screenplay projects via cable, broadcast and broadcast as part of the exclusive deal.

The Onyx Collective roster also includes Ryan Coogler, Destin Daniel Cretton, Prance Penn, Natasha Rothwell and Erica Green Swafford.

“Every creative dream should be seen and heard and realized with colleagues who match your vision and spirit. We are so grateful to have the opportunity to continue creating with our Disney family and to build on the work that Onyx Collective is doing to fulfill this moment, ”said Yara and Kerry Shahid in a joint statement.

“It is an exciting time to lead the Onyx team. “When we opened our doors a little over a year ago, we set out to promote imaginative storytelling, creating a disruptive, inclusive and wildly entertaining storytelling that ignites conversation and advances culture,” said Tara Duncan, president of Onyx. Collective and Freeform. “This vision is being realized in ways we could only dream of and we are grateful to have a clear line in Disney General Entertainment, a company that has strengthened our work since day one.”