Tyler Perry Studios has partnered with Asylum Entertainment Group in a new joint venture that will see the two companies co-develop, co-produce and distribute a wide range of unscripted programming to audiences around the world.
“Our collaboration with Tyler Perry Studios represents an unparalleled blend of talent, ingenuity and a passion for storytelling,” said Steve Michaels, CEO of Asylum Entertainment Group. said in a statement. “Together, we are poised to make our mark on the unscripted landscape by creating content that entertains, inspires and reflects the rich tapestry of the human experience. ”
As part of this move, Tyler Perry Studios has named Antoinetta Stallings Vice President of Unscripted Programming, where she will be responsible for developing and producing a variety of unscripted formats for the studio in collaboration with Asylum. become.
“We are excited to bring the world of unscripted content to Tyler Perry Studios. We have never dabbled in this entertainment space before, so we worked closely with Asylum to create a unique We look forward to bringing these real-world stories to life,” Perry added. “I am also proud to recognize the work that Antoinetta has done at the studio and promote her to this position overseeing this new creative department for her studio.”
Stallings most recently served as a creative executive at Tyler Perry Studios, where he oversaw various scripted projects in development and current programming. Stallings he joined the studio as a post-producer in 2019.
Prior to joining Tyler Perry Studios, he worked with Fremantle to develop and serve as an associate producer on A&E's “Grand Designs,” TLC's “Down South Dance” and Fox's dating game show “Take Me Out.” She also co-executive produced the documentary “Killer Curves'' and received an Emmy nomination for her work on the PBS documentary “The Price of Silence.''
Prior to that, she worked as a Talent Production Assistant for Cossette Productions on “Nick Cannon Presents: Wild and Out” and contributed to major events such as the BET Awards. She also worked in BET Music's programming department as a producer on “106 & Park,'' “Rising Icons,'' “Black Girls Rock,'' and Centric's “Being,'' for which she was the supervising producer for three seasons.
Recent projects from Tyler Perry Studios include Mea Culpa (Netflix), Humanitas Award-winning A Jazzman's Blues (Netflix), Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story (Amazon Prime), The Haves and the Have Nots (OWN), Examples include The Oval (BET). , and Madea's film and stage productions.
Meanwhile, Asylum, part of Endeavor's unscripted content group, is the parent company of Film45, Texas Crew Productions, Big City Television, Breaklight Pictures and Audititi. The company has minority stakes in British unscripted production companies Moon & Buck Media, Dare Pictures and Soho Studios, and Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello and his Comandante Productions, as well as New York – Signed a first look contract with the Post.
Asylum's recent credits include “McCartney 3, 2, 1” (Hulu), “All or Nothing: Manchester City” (Amazon), “Naomi Osaka” (Netflix) and “Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed” ” (Peacock) and “Being”. “Serena'' (HBO), “30 for 30'' (ESPN), and “Hillsong: Megachurch'' (Discovery+).