Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad, has a new home. The writer has signed a multi-year development deal with Sony Pictures Television, the same studio that produced the Bryan Cranston-starring show.
Gilligan has a long past with Sony, but other studios had hoped to sign the most coveted writer in the business, notes The Hollywood Reporter. Eventually, he agreed to stick with sony, signing a big eight-figure deal with the studio.
“Vince is an incredible writer and partner, and he shares our vision for the business and for the kinds of projects we’re passionate about,” Jamie Erlicht, Sony TV’s president of programming and production, said in a statement to Variety. “There wasn’t a world where we weren’t making this deal.”
Gilligan isn’t expected to become a prolific writer/producer/director like Chuck Lorre, Greg Berlanti, Howard Gordon or even like J.J. Abrams. Rather, he recently told THR that he’s not ready to pile on the projects like Abrams.
He currently has two projects in the works: Battle Creek at CBS and the Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul. Although he isn’t expected to be as committed to Saul as he was for Breaking Bad, he’s still going to direct the pilot and will be involved in the writing process. David Shore (House) will collaborate on Battle Creek, which has received a 13-episode order.
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