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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Director, Co-Writer Shaka King Signs First-Look Deal at FX

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterShaka King has signed a first-look deal at FX.Under the deal, King will develop new TV projects for FX through his newly launched production company, I’d Watch That.

Along with King, the company’s president and co-founder is Brandon Harris.King most recently directed, co-wrote, and produced the Oscar-winning feature film “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which told the story of Illinois Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton and how the U.S government conspired to imprison and ultimately murder him.

The film starred Daniel Kaluuya as Hampton, with Kaluuya winning the Oscar for best supporting actor. It also starred LaKeith Stanfield as Bill O’Neal, who informed on Hampton to the FBI.

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