President Obama has signed a deal with Netflix. In the negotiations for a series with him, Apple now gets nothing.
As 9to5mac reports, Netflix has officially confirmed that Obama has signed with Netflix. He and his wife Michelle are to be available for new series on the streaming service in the coming years.
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series for Netflix, potentially including scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries, and features.
— Netflix US (@netflix) 21. Mai 2018
Obama is quoted by the New York Times as saying why he is happy to work with Netflix.
That’s why Michelle and I are so excited to partner with Netflix — we hope to cultivate and curate the talented, inspiring, creative voices who are able to promote greater empathy and understanding between peoples, and help them share their stories with the entire world.
He was eager to share his experiences with people he had met during his career with a broad audience. Netflix can help spread the stories all over the world.
Anyway, we are curious about the upcoming show. Netflix is not entirely new as a medium for the former US president: after all, he was David Letterman’s first talk guest in his Netflix format.
