Barack and Michelle Obama 'in talks with Netflix over TV series'

With the West Wing’s liberal utopia now 12 years off our screens and House of Cards abruptly curtailed, television-loving political anoraks could be forgiven for feeling a little underserved.

But help may be on its way in the form of liberal deities Barack and Michelle Obama, who are reportedly in talks with Netflix about producing a new show. The former US president and his wife are in advanced negotiations with the streaming service, which has nearly 118 million subscribers, sources told the New York Times.

What exactly the show will be is under wraps, with little known about its format or number of episodes. Nor is there any reliable information about what the former leader of the free world might hope to earn from such a deal – although rumours have suggested a figure as high as £500m.

Certainly there is no shortage of money sloshing around the rival video streaming services. Netflix recently signed a five-year $300m (£217m) deal to lure Ryan Murphy away from the Fox network, and had previously convinced the Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal creator, Shonda Rhimes, to leave her ABC deal.

Source: theguardian