Overview
- Issa Rae and her Hoorae banner will develop film and television projects under a first‑look agreement that begins this month.
- Rae will collaborate with Paramount Pictures co‑chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, PTS president Matt Thunell, and Motion Picture Group president Don Granger.
- Paramount frames the deal as part of a broader wave of signings since the Skydance merger, alongside the Duffer Brothers, Will Smith, Jon M. Chu, James Mangold and Jessica Biel.
- Rae said she aims to tell stories for and by the diverse communities that have supported her work.
- The move follows roughly a decade at HBO/Warner, where Rae held an eight‑figure overall pact and launched projects including A Black Lady Sketch Show and Rap Sh!t; specific new projects at Paramount have not been announced.