Fans on the Netflix scripted series Luke Cage was shocked when the news came that it was being canceled. That move by the brass at Netflix would turn out to be a blessing in disguise for the showrunner, Cheo Hodari Coker. According to reports, Cheo Hodari Coker has just signed a 3 year deal with Amazon Studios to produce and develop new content under his Fighting 99th Entertainment.
Full of excitement about his latest film venture, Coker explained, “Amazon is the future, and their bespoke, specific approach to building groundbreaking shows offers an amazing opportunity, one that I’m incredibly thankful for can’t think of a better place to launch the first shows developed under my Seattle-based Fighting 99th Entertainment banner, and am excited for people to see what we have in store.”
Reciprocating the love, Vernon Sanders, co-head of Television at Amazon Studios remarked, “We’re very excited to welcome Cheo to the Amazon Studios family. From Notorious to Luke Cage, Cheo is a provocative, revolutionary storyteller, and we’re happy he’ll be creating those kinds of bold new series exclusively for Prime Video.”
Cheo Hodari Coker began his career as a highly regarded music journalist. He gained a reputation for his insight reporting on rap music in particular. He then went on to become a screenwriter of Notorious, Lowriders and Creed II.
