Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist inks overall deal with Warner Bros. TV and forms a production company

Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist signs an overall deal with Warner Bros. TV and forms her own production company

Melissa Benoist will be taking a more active role in finding new projects once her time on Supergirl ends after she signed a new overall deal and moved to form a production company.

The 32-year-old actress has signed an exclusive, multiyear deal with Warner Bros. Television, Variety reported on Friday.

Once her series Supergirl ends after the upcoming sixth season, Benoist will focus her attentions on her new company, Three Things Productions.

Taking the lead: Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist, 32, signed an exclusive overall deal with Warner Bros. TV and created a new production company, Variety reported on Friday

Through her company, which she named after Mary Oliver’s poem Three Things To Remember, Benoist will be developing and producing original television programs.

The company said in a statement that its mission is to find ‘meaningful projects that are unapologetic, brave, and authentic, with a goal to explore stories that lead with impact.’

The company will be making TV shows for WarnerMedia’s flagship streaming service HBO Max, as well as for other cable channels or broadcast stations.  

The new deal marks Benoist’s first overall deal as a producer with a major studio.

Inspired: The actress, who will be finished with The CW's Supergirl after its upcoming sixth season, named Three Things Productions after a poem by Mary Oliver; still from Supergirl

Inspired: The actress, who will be finished with The CW’s Supergirl after its upcoming sixth season, named Three Things Productions after a poem by Mary Oliver; still from Supergirl

New relationship: 'I’ve had a wonderfully supportive home at Warner Bros. for the last six years, and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to put on a producer’s hat and continue working with them,' Benoist said in a statement; pictured with husband Chris Wood in LA in 2019

New relationship: ‘I’ve had a wonderfully supportive home at Warner Bros. for the last six years, and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to put on a producer’s hat and continue working with them,’ Benoist said in a statement; pictured with husband Chris Wood in LA in 2019

‘I’ve had a wonderfully supportive home at Warner Bros. for the last six years, and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to put on a producer’s hat and continue working with them,’ Benoist said in her statement. 

‘I approach my work as an actor in search of that magic gut feeling you get when you know something is right. I plan on following those instincts as a producer, approaching each story with passion, playfulness, curiosity, a sure-footed step, and like all things worth taking a risk on, a hint of terror. I can’t wait to collaborate with new voices and find stories that hit the heart in that indefinable way.’

Joining the actress as vice president of development at her production company will be Sahar Kashi, who previously worked as creative executive on Apple TV+’s Home Before Dark, as well as Netflix’s dark high school drama 13 Reasons Why.

Prior to moving to Apple, she worked at Netflix and Fox.

New help: Joining the actress as vice president of development at her production company will be Sahar Kashi, who previously worked as creative executive on Apple TV+'s Home Before Dark

New help: Joining the actress as vice president of development at her production company will be Sahar Kashi, who previously worked as creative executive on Apple TV+’s Home Before Dark

‘For the last six years, we have been privileged to collaborate with Melissa Benoist as she entertained and inspired audiences around the world in the signature role of Supergirl,’ Warner Bros. Television Executive Vice President of Development Clancy Collins White said in a statement.

‘Everyone at Warner Bros. Television is extremely excited to continue our partnership with her as a producer. We look forward to working closely with Melissa and her team to develop new and compelling series that reflect her fearless and indomitable spirit.’

Benoist, who previously appeared on Glee and the miniseries Waco, welcomed her first child, son Huxley, with her husband Chris Wood in September 2020.

The couple got engaged in February 2019 and married in September of that year. 

Growing family: Benoist married her husband Chris Wood in September 2019 and welcomed their first son Huxley a year later; seen in August 2019

Growing family: Benoist married her husband Chris Wood in September 2019 and welcomed their first son Huxley a year later; seen in August 2019

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