BET, a unit of Paramount, strikes total take care of Taraji P. Henson’s TPH Leisure for BET Studios, an unprecedented studio enterprise launched in September 2021 powered by the infrastructure and financing of BET and Paramount. The enterprise was designed to produce the elevated demand for premium content material from Black creators throughout an array of inner patrons, together with Paramount+, SHOWTIME, CBS, Nickelodeon, BET+, and BET, along with choose third-party platforms that search best-in-class content material from each main and rising Black creatives.
“We’re extremely excited to welcome Taraji and TPH Leisure to BET Studios’ rising portfolio of prime Black creators and trade leaders. Taraji is immensely vital to each the trade and our neighborhood. As such, she’s going to contribute her profound insights and experience to amplify BET Studios’ various array of content material choices,” stated Scott Mills, chief govt officer, BET.
“Whereas Taraji continues to excite, encourage, and dismantle obstacles as an award-winning actress, the creation of TPH Leisure as a automobile to champion underrepresented storytellers whose voices are integral to the media and social landscapes is in good alignment with our mission for BET Studios. Taraji is a valued member of the BET household, and we sit up for our collaboration reaching new heights.”
“BET has at all times been the inspiration of my fanbase and an enormous supporter of me all through my profession. BET Studios understands and completely aligns with my imaginative and prescient of why I based TPH Leisure, to extend alternatives and create content material that can problem audiences and encourage new views. I’m so excited to affix them and for the unimaginable content material we’ll create collectively. This partnership shall be for the tradition,” stated Henson.
Academy Award, Emmy-nominated, and Golden Globe-winning actor, author, director, and producer Henson rapidly rose to fame after her breakout efficiency within the critically–acclaimed movie “Hustle & Stream,” which earned her and the solid a Display Actors Guild nomination in addition to the BET Award for Greatest Actress. In 2020, Henson wrapped her iconic run as “Cookie Lyon” in Fox’s hit musical drama “Empire,” which earned her three Emmy nominations, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics Selection Award, and three BET Awards.
It was not too long ago introduced that Henson will star in and produce Alessandro Camon’s “Time Alone” below her manufacturing banner. Henson is at present in manufacturing on Blitz Bazawule’s “The Shade Purple,” the place she’s going to star as Shug Avery.
In Fall 2020, Henson launched her manufacturing firm, TPH Leisure, with producing companion Christine Conley. TPH Leisure has beforehand introduced a number of tasks together with “Two-Confronted” with Bron Leisure, by which Henson may even direct, marking her characteristic movie directorial debut. Additionally they have “Time Alone”with Alessandro Camon and “Sorcerority” which they are going to co-produce with Sport Changer Movies and Gabrielle Union’s I’ll Have One other Productions.
Henson is represented by CAA, M88, The Lede Firm and Johnson, Shapiro, Slewitt and Kole.
