{"id":253526,"date":"2026-03-20T17:57:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/?p=253526"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:30:09","slug":"warner-music-group-inks-exclusive-netflix-deal-to-make-artist-and-songwriter-documentaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/warner-music-group-inks-exclusive-netflix-deal-to-make-artist-and-songwriter-documentaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Warner Music Group inks exclusive Netflix deal to make artist and songwriter documentaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Warner Music Group (WMG) has signed what it calls an &#8220;exclusive multi-year first-look deal&#8221; with Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>Under the creative partnership, the companies say the streamer will develop &#8220;documentary series and films exploring the lives, music and legacies of WMG&#8217;s legendary and contemporary artists and songwriters.&#8221;<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__tweeny hidden-xs hidden-ms hidden-sm\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"992 1200 1440\" data-name=\"628x90 Sponsor banner #5 (992+1200+1440)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_628\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_628\"><\/div>      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__banner mb-advert__banner--inline hidden-xs hidden-sm hidden-md hidden-lg\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"480\" data-name=\"468x60 Sponsor banner #5 (480)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_468\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_468\"><\/div>      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__mobile mb-advert__mobile--inline hidden-ms hidden-md hidden-lg\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"320 768\" data-name=\"300x50 Sponsor banner #5 (320+768)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_300\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_300\"><\/div>      <\/div>      \n<p>WMG is partnering with Unigram, a film, theatre, and music production company run by Amanda Ghost and Gregor Cameron, to serve as the production arm for WMG&#8217;s long-form programming. Ghost founded Unigram in 2015 in partnership with Len Blavatnik&#8217;s Access Industries, which is the majority owner of WMG.<\/p>\n<p>As per a press release, WMG and Unigram will work to develop each project in collaboration with the artist or their estates.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The combination of Warner Music Group\u2019s IP with Netflix\u2019s global reach is an incredible opportunity to introduce new fans to our artists and songwriters all around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Robert Kyncl, Warner Music Group<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Commenting on the deal, Robert Kyncl, CEO of Warner Music Group, said: &#8220;The combination of Warner Music Group\u2019s IP with Netflix\u2019s global reach is an incredible opportunity to introduce new fans to our artists and songwriters all around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>WMG\u2019s recorded music roster includes legends such as David Bowie, Cher, Phil Collins, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Madonna, and Joni Mitchell, as well contemporary acts such as Charli xcx, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Bruno Mars, and Ed Sheeran.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve seen how music inspires incredible fandom on Netflix so we&#8217;re excited to partner with Warner Music Group and the best-in-class artists they work witH.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Adam Del Deo, Netflix<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Adam Del Deo, Netflix VP, Documentary Films &amp; Series, added: &#8220;We&#8217;ve seen how music inspires incredible fandom on Netflix so we&#8217;re excited to partner with Warner Music Group and the best-in-class artists they work with to bring even more indelible music storytelling to our members.&#8221;<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__spu\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-name=\"300x250 Sponsor MPU #1\" data-params=\"dfp_spu1\" id=\"dfp_spu1\"><\/div>      <\/div>      \n<p><em>Bloomberg<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-10-09\/warner-music-in-talks-with-netflix-for-films-about-its-artists\">reported<\/a> in October 2025 that WMG and Netflix were close to an agreement to create a slate of movies and documentaries based on the label\u2019s artists and songs.<\/p>\n<p>While Kyncl declined to confirm <a class=\"link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-10-09\/warner-music-in-talks-with-netflix-for-films-about-its-artists\" rel=\"noopener\">reports of the deal<\/a> in an interview at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wmg-is-like-marvel-for-music-and-4-other-things-we-learned-from-robert-kyncls-bloomberg-interview\/\">Bloomberg Screentime<\/a> conference at the time, he indicated announcements in the streaming video space are forthcoming, positioning Warner\u2019s catalog as an untapped resource of content.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur company has a tremendous catalog. Prince, Madonna, Fleetwood Mac. It just goes on and on and on,\u201d he said. \u201cThe stories that we have are incredible. And they haven\u2019t really been poked. We\u2019re like Marvel for music. That\u2019s where we are. And it will be unlocked.\u201d<\/p>\n      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__spu\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-name=\"300x250 Sponsor MPU #2\" data-params=\"dfp_spu2\" id=\"dfp_spu2\"><\/div>      <\/div>      \n<p>Netflix has escalated its investment in premium music-related content in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>After securing the exclusive live streaming rights to\u00a0<a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/bts-strike-netflix-deal-to-livestream-comeback-concert-followed-by-documentary-about-making-of-new-album\/\">BTS\u2019s comeback concert<\/a>, the streamer landed another blockbuster coup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/netflix-nabs-harry-styles-concert-exclusive-adding-to-growing-music-slate-alongside-ed-sheeran-and-bts-specials\/\">earlier this month<\/a> with <em>Harry Styles&#8217; One Night in Manchester<\/em>, which premiered on the platform on March 8.<\/p>\n<p>Last November, the platform released <a class=\"link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/title\/82123114\" rel=\"noopener\">ONE SHOT with Ed Sheeran,<\/a>\u00a0a one-take music special that followed the singer-songwriter through the streets of New York City performing his biggest hits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The streamer will develop &#8220;documentary series and films exploring the lives, music and legacies&#8221; of WMG&#8217;s roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7380,"featured_media":253537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1295,5080,418,2860],"class_list":["post-253526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-netflix","tag-robert-kyncl","tag-warner-music-group","tag-wmg"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7380"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253526"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":253536,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253526\/revisions\/253536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}