Nellie Andreeva of Deadline reports that Seven Bucks Productions, the production company founded by Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia, has signed a first-look TV deal with 20th Television.
Seven Bucks has partnered with 20th TV (Disney TV Studios) to develop and executive produce a range of series for Disney Entertainment Television platforms, including comedy, drama, animation, and limited and unscripted content.
Seven Buck’s TV business was previously based at Universal TV. At the studios, the company produced “Young Rock,” a semi-autobiographical comedy series co-created, executive produced, and starred Johnson.
“Disney has been our trusted partner in storytelling and entertainment for years now, and we’re ecstatic to expand our partnership with them beyond film as we set out to work hard and achieve the same success in the television space,” Johnson and Garcia said. “In 20th Television we have a partner who matches our ambition, our passion, and our commitment to bring authentic, innovative content to audiences all over the world. Collaborating with Dana Walden, Eric Schrier, Karey Burke, Carolyn Cassidy, and the entire team at 20th Television feels like an unlimited opportunity for creative storytelling, and most importantly, entertaining a lot of folks out there.”
The Rock is slated to appear at the WWE Elimination Chamber, where he has demanded an answer to his heavily criticized question of whether Cody Rhodes would be his champion.
