EXCLUSIVE: The Wolper Organization, the company behind the iconic Roots miniseries, is staying in business with Warner Bros.
Television Group. The two companies have renewed their overall deal, meaning that the company will have been in business with the studio for more than 50 years.
It marks one of the longest consecutive studio deals in entertainment history. The multiyear pact will see The Wolper Organization continue to develop and produce television series exclusively for the TV group, alongside its first-look feature deal with the movie studio.
Warner Bros. started working with The Wolper Organization, then run by David L. Wolper, in 1976 after Warner Communications bought it for $1.5M.
Read more on deadline.com