EXCLUSIVE: David Ellison’s Paramount is in early talks with Tyler Perry to extend his streaming deal beyond what it’s currently termed at, we hear.

Deadline understands that it’s still very early days on talks with no signed contracts imminent. However, we hear that the deal would likely remain non-exclusive and limited to series, and wouldn’t replace the TV and film first-look agreements the Madea filmmaker has at Netflix. Perry is repped by WME and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.

Currently, Perry has a deal with BET Media Group, which includes BET+, that runs through 2028. That pact was announced in April 2024 and was an extension of the deal that he had in place with the studio (then known as Viacom) dating back to 2017 . Perry continues to own a minority stake in BET Med

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