#Barack Obama

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Sara Colangelo’s 9/11 Victim Compensation Drama “Worth” Acquired by Netflix & the Obamas’ Higher Ground

Sara Colangelo’s follow-up to “The Kindergarten Teacher” has secured distribution. Netflix and Michelle and Barack Obama’s production company, Higher Ground, scored rights to...

Television

Female Obama White House Staffers’ Book “Yes She Can” Being Adapted as ABC Drama

The stories of 10 female Obama White House staffers will serve as the basis for an ABC drama. According to Variety, the network is developing a women-driven, D.C.-set political series based on the...

News

The Obamas’ Netflix Slate Includes Sundance Winner “American Factory” and a Callie Khouri TV Drama

Barack and Michelle Obama have finally announced the project slate for their Netflix-based Higher Ground Productions — and it does not disappoint. Currently, Higher Ground is producing seven...

News

Priya Swaminathan and Tonia Davis Named Co-Heads of Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions

Another reason to get excited about Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground production company: it will be run by women. According to Deadline, producers and film execs Priya Swaminathan and...

News, Videos

Hollywood Men Star in White House PSA Against Sexual Assault

After releasing a depressing but unsurprising report that 1 in 5 female college students are sexually assaulted, the White House posted a PSA on its YouTube account starring President Obama and VP...

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