{"id":863853,"date":"2026-09-28T19:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/863853\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:18:08","slug":"shawn-levy-leaves-netflix-for-20th-television-overall-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/863853\/","title":{"rendered":"Shawn Levy Leaves Netflix For 20th Television Overall Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tWith Stranger Things coming to an end, both series\u2019 creators\/executive producers The Duffer Brothers and director\/executive producer Shawn Levy<\/a> are moving on by setting up shop elsewhere. <\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing the Duffer Brothers\u2019 massive film and TV overall deal at Paramount<\/a>, Levy and his 21 Laps Entertainment<\/a> have signed a big multi-year overall deal with 20th Television<\/a>, a part of Disney<\/a> Television Studios, where he will develop and produce series across Disney Entertainment\u2019s portfolio of platforms and brands.<\/p>\n

\n\tOver the past few months, 20th TV has been able to attract top talent from multiple rival studios, signing overall deals with Abbott Elementary\u2018s Quinta Brunson, who was at Warner Bros. TV, The Five Star Weekend EP Sue Naegle, who was at Universal, and now Levy.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cShawn has a rare ability to tell stories that are wildly entertaining and deeply human, something he\u2019s brought to Disney across two decades,\u201d said Dana Walden, Disney\u2019s President and Chief Creative Office. \u201cHe moves effortlessly across genres and franchises with a remarkable sense of what captures audiences and inspires passionate fandom. He\u2019s an incredible storyteller and a true creative partner of the highest caliber, and we are thrilled to be building this next chapter together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDisney and Levy have an ongoing relationship on the feature side, which may have factored into his decision to also move his TV business there. He directed and co-wrote Marvel Studios\u2019 blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine and is directing Lucasfilm\u2019s upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter, starring Ryan Gosling. He is also re-teaming with Gosling on Marvel Studios\u2019 Ghost Rider movie.<\/p>\n

\n\tEarly in his career, Levy directed the Disney Channel series The Famous Jett Jackson and later produced Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day for Walt Disney Pictures.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cYears before I directed movies, I started my career directing and producing television episodes for Disney Channel, and I\u2019ve always felt a kindred spirit in Disney and their storytelling ethos,\u201d Levy said. \u201cHaving worked with Dana Walden over the years when we were both at Fox, I know her to be a formidable, smart and authentic person, not to mention a force of nature as an executive. Coupled with the amazing Debra OConnell, Disney Television has such an exciting era ahead, and I\u2019m enthusiastic and inspired to produce the next wave of 21 Laps television series with the entire Disney team. I know from experience the passionate creative DNA of this place, and it honestly just feels like home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLevy also acknowledged the leadership at Netflix<\/a> where he spent more than a decade. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI will forever cherish the incredible ride 21 Laps has had with Netflix,\u201d he said. \u201cI am deeply grateful to Ted, Bela, Jinny and the many talented Netflix execs with whom we have worked over the years and, of course, look forward to continuing our collaboration on the Stranger Things universe from the Duffer Brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe animated Stranger Things: Tales From \u201985 just returned for a second season with at least one other offshoot series waiting for a green light at Netflix. <\/p>\n

\n\tPreviously, Levy directed 20th Century Studios\u2019 Free Guy, the multi-film franchise The Night at the Museum and Cheaper by the Dozen. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With Stranger Things coming to an end, both series\u2019 creators\/executive producers The Duffer Brothers and director\/executive producer Shawn…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":863854,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[26764,364475,3716,88,217,45712],"class_list":["post-863853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-20th-television","tag-21-laps-entertainment","tag-disney","tag-entertainment","tag-netflix","tag-shawn-levy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=863853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/863854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=863853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=863853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=863853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}