Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross has signed a multi-year overall deal with ABC Signature.
According to Deadline, Ross’ production company, Joy Mill Entertainment, will be based at the studio and produce content across all platforms.
“I love sharing stories and using storytelling as a way to connect and celebrate humanity,” said Ross.
“As an actor, I’ve had the joy of inhabiting nuanced and dynamic roles. As an executive producer, I am able to build stories, gather creatives and shape worlds as a way to illuminate different realities. This deal continues my journey as a storyteller and content creator. I am thrilled to finally be sharing the news and expanding this part of my artistry at my home studio, ABC Signature. Jonnie Davis, Tracy Underwood, and their team have been incredible collaborators, and I am eager to continue our shared journey.”
ABC Signature also produces black-ish spinoff’s, grown-ish at Freeform, mixed-ish and a third spinoff, old-ish, is currently in development.
“Tracee is a beloved member of the ABC Signature family and, as everyone knows, has brought so much to our ‘ish’ universe,” said Jonnie Davis, president of ABC Signature. “We also love and admire Tracee’s passion for storytelling and developing projects, so we’re thrilled that Joy Mill Entertainment will be housed at our studio. We’re already incredibly excited by the projects she’s bringing to us in this new role.”
Adriana Ambriz was recently named the new head of development at Joy Mill Entertainment. She was previously senior director of original programming at BET.
