Amazon Strikes First-Look Deal with Safehouse Pictures

Amazon has now closed a first look, three-year film deal with Safehouse Pictures. Entertainment attorney with Blake & Wang P.A, Brandon Blake, unpacks the details we know so far.

                                                                Brandon Blake

A Varied Output

Founded by Tory Tunnell and Joby Harold in 2005, Safehouse has brought some noted pictures to our screens. With Netflix’s Atlas, a sci-fi thriller, currently in production, as well as Apple’s new live-action Godzilla/Titans Monsterverse series, they've had credits on King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Spinning Out, My Blind Brother, and Underground. Harold was also the executive producer and writer for Obi-Wan Kenobi, currently running on Disney+, and has writing credits on The Flash and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, due to release next year. Safehouse Pictures is currently represented by the CAA and their attorney, Carlos Goodman

Forward-Thinking Content Creation

In the press release surrounding the announcement, they praised Amazon Studios as a ‘forward thinking content creator’ with solid creative work. The deal will, of course, benefit Amazon Prime Video subscribers globally. 

 

First-look deals mean that a specific distributor gets the right of first refusal (or negotiation) with an independent studio. This means they get ‘first dibs’, if you will, on the opportunity to co-own, invest in, or buy outright new productions entering the market, or older productions that have had a long absence from the general market.

 

Despite the announcement of the first-look deal, we don’t yet have specifics on cost, although it will run for three years starting in the 2023 year that lies just around the corner. 

 

It is always satisfying to see more independent production houses and studios enter into these deals, as it not only guarantees a solid chance at premium streaming spots, but also broadens the general market further. It will be interesting to see what future collaborations come from their work together.

 

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