Greg Berlanti is moving from WME (where he’s been on repeats for the last 15 years) to CAA this holiday season. He was replaced by Ari Greenberg at WME; His new team in CAA will be led by super agent Brian Lourd.
Berlanti, whose credits include the Arrowverse suite for The CW and “You” for Netflix, as well as films such as “Love, Simon” and the upcoming Apple film “Project Artemis,” seeks to expand the overall deal to $400 million. Takes steps. He signed with Warner Bros. in 2018.
Of course, 2018 and 2022 are now very different for Warner Bros. Discovery and also very different for The CW, where Berlanti picked up several of his series to success. They currently have eight shows on The CW, but three of them (including titans “Riverdale” and “The Flash”) are ending their runs this season, as The CW’s new owner Nexstar seeks to cut costs and increase growth. profit.
Another question mark is Berlanti’s relationship with James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new entity, DC Studios, which is seeking to integrate DC product across all platforms, including live-action television. Previously, Berlanti’s Arrowverse had had no contact with the mainline DC Extended Universe or any other DC-based properties, though occasionally had the odd cameo during certain crossover events (usually based on an earlier comics property). Gunn and Safran’s plan to have a cohesive vision will go hand in hand with Berlanti and his fiefdom.
Berlanti has already canceled one of his DC projects, “Strange Adventures,” while the other (“Green Lantern”) is seeing a complete creative rework. Both series were for the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming platform HBO Max.
With Berlanti moving more towards films, it’s interesting that he’s making the switch to representation.
Other A-listers leaving WME this year include Charlize Theron and Michael Bay.
Berlanti is continued by Felker Tokjek Sudalson and Patti Felker at Slate PR.
