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[04/30/19 - 09:22 AM]
Higher Ground Announces Upcoming Slate of Projects Exclusive to Netflix
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's production company in partnership with Netflix today announced the company's initial slate of upcoming projects.







BLOOM (NETFLIX)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
4/30/19
STATUS:
previously in development (2019-2020 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series
DESCRIPTION:
(from Netflix's press release, April 2019) BLOOM is an upstairs/downstairs drama series set in the world of fashion in post-WWII New York City that depicts barriers faced by women and by people of color in an era marked by hurdles but also tremendous progress. BLOOM is written and executive produced by Academy Award-winner(R) Callie Khouri ("Nashville," "Thelma and Louise," the upcoming Aretha Franklin movie at MGM), from an idea developed by Khouri, writer-director Clement Virgo ("The Book Of Negroes," "The Wire," "Empire") and novelist and producer Juliana Maio ("City of the Sun"). Higher Ground Productions, Khouri, Virgo and Maio will executive produce the series.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Barack Obama as EP
· Callie Khouri as CRTR/EP
· Clement Virgo as CRTR/EP
· Juliana Maio as CRTR/EP
· Michelle Obama as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Higher Ground Productions