Quinta Brunson Signs Five-Year Overall Deal With Disney
The Abbott Elementary creator and star's new pact, first reported by Deadline, gives Disney more reason to keep backing the ABC comedy.
Quinta Brunson has signed a five-year overall deal with Disney, according to Deadline. The agreement covers the Abbott Elementary creator and star, whose comedy has become one of ABC's most-watched series.
An overall deal of that length ties a creator's output to a single studio across multiple projects, and in Brunson's case it also gives Disney a direct stake in the person behind one of its strongest network comedies.
That matters for Abbott Elementary itself: the deal gives Disney another incentive to continue investing in the ABC comedy hit, which Brunson created and leads.
Where the show stands
Abbott Elementary season 6 premiered with an episode that made Gregory the vice principal and showed he has a ring to propose to Janine. Season 5, meanwhile, included an extended field trip storyline set in a dead mall and a new take on a "live" sitcom episode.
Brunson created Abbott Elementary, drawing in part on her childhood and education in West Philadelphia.
Quick answers
How long is Quinta Brunson's Disney deal?
Five years, according to Deadline.
What does the deal mean for Abbott Elementary?
It gives Disney another incentive to continue investing in the ABC comedy hit.