Writer, producer and activist Janet Mock continues to be trailblazer for representation landing a history making deal with streaming giant Netflix.
“I’m excited to announce that I am partnering with Netflix to tell stories on a global platform," Mock shared on Twitter.
Mock is the first black trans woman to land a major deal with a studio. The three-year multimillion-dollar deal gives Netflix exclusive rights to her TV series Pose and a first-look option on feature film projects, Variety reported.
“So proud to join the ranks of digital content moguls as the first trans woman to call her own creative shots at a major content company.”
In a video posted to Twitter, she said: “I, of course, will be writing and directing and developing a few hush-hush projects I can’t really talk about."
“One of them is a half-hour drama, and another is a college series, so I’m really excited for that.”
She added: “This is the first kind of deal of its kind for a trans person, no less a trans woman of colour.
Explaining the significance of the deal, Mock said: “84 per cent of Americans say they don’t know or work with a trans person, so there’s potential now with Netflix’s worldwide audience to introduce hundreds of millions of viewers to trans people, showing people who may not understand us that we can tell our own stories."
While pursuing her own creative projects, Mock will continue as a writer, director and producer on Pose, which was just renewed for a third season.
