Regina Hall Inks First-Look Deal With MGM Alternative; Sets Celebrity Competition Series ‘Squad Games’
deadline.comRegina Hall and her Rh Negative production company have struck an exclusive first-look deal with MGM Alternative, a division of Amazon MGM Studios.
Under the pact, Hall and her team will develop and produce original unscripted true crime, ensemble docuseries, and game genres.
The first project set under the deal is celebrity competition series Squad Games (working title). Loosely inspired by her film Girls Trip, the series, which is in development, features celebrities and their real-life BFFs on an exotic getaway where they compete in wild challenges. “Ever since we saw Regina Hall co-hosting the Academy Awards two years ago, we knew she had something special that would resonate with reality fans,” said Barry Poznick, general manager, MGM Alternative. “Her humour, honesty, creativity and style of storytelling make her a perfect partner as we continue to expand MGM Alternative’s slate of premium unscripted programming.” Hall has starred in franchises such as The Best Man, Think Like a Man and the first four of the Scary Movie films.
The year after Girls Trip, she starred in the indie hit Support the Girls, for which she became the first African-American actress to ever win a New York Film Critics Circle for Best Actress.
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