Gloria Calderón Kellett will soon be joining Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Lena Waithe, and Amy Sherman-Palladino at Amazon. The “One Day at a Time” co-creator and co-showrunner has signed a multi-year overall deal with Amazon Studios. Deadline is reporting that the pact is for three years and “represents a milestone as the first ever for female Latinx writer/creator to reach eight figures.” She’ll officially begin creating and developing Amazon films and series via her GloNation banner in June, when her current deal with Sony Pictures TV ends.
Under the new agreement, Calderón Kellett will be able run Season 4 of “One Day at a Time,” which is heading to Pop TV, with co-showrunner Mike Price. However, should the comedy about a Cuban-American family get renewed for future seasons, she will stay on only as an executive producer and Price will be the sole showrunner.
“Gloria is an incredible storyteller, who has written and created series that are not only culturally relevant, but engaging, relatable, and hilarious,” said Vernon Sanders, Amazon Studios’ co-head of television. “We are all delighted that Gloria will join the Amazon Studios family and excited to see the new projects she’ll bring to our Prime Video customers around the world.”
“I have been so blown away by the original series coming out of Amazon. Their commitment to supporting creators, specifically women, has been next level,” Calderón Kellett said. “It’s clear they are committed to supporting outstanding, quality television. When I met the diverse Amazon Studios team of creative executives, I immediately felt a kinship and connection. I could see immediately that our values and ideals in creating quality programming for underrepresented voices was a shared passion. I am overjoyed to take my next creative steps with them.”
“One Day at a Time” is a modern, inclusive update of Norman Lear’s ’70s sitcom of the same name. The series for three seasons on Netflix before getting cancelled. Cable network Pop TV picked it up, and the fourth season is expected to premiere in March.
“iZombie,” “Devious Maids,” and “How I Met Your Mother” are among Calderón Kellett’s other writing-producing credits. She’s directed several episodes of “One Day at a Time” as well as installments of “Mr. Iglesias” and the “Mad About You” revival. She hosts a web series about TV writing, “Hollywood 101,” for Pero Like. Check it out below.