Paramount Renews Temple Hill Deal and Brings in Its TV Studio
Paramount has renewed its first-look deal with Temple Hill, and the agreement now reaches into television as well as film. Deadline reported the renewal on 10 November 2026.
A first-look deal gives a studio the first chance to consider a producer's new projects. The renewed pact now covers Paramount Television Studios as well as Paramount Pictures, so Temple Hill's shows and films can both be offered to the same parent company.
Temple Hill is run by Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, and the company is represented by United Talent Agency (UTA). Bowen and Godfrey founded Temple Hill in 2006, after Bowen had worked as a partner and agent at UTA. Godfrey was named president of the motion picture group at Paramount Pictures in 2017, and he returned to Temple Hill in 2020.
The film slate tied to Paramount is busy. Gina Prince-Bythewood's Children of Blood and Bone is scheduled for January 15. Sian Heder's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and Harry Bradbeer's One Italian Summer are also on the list, and Smile 3 is in the pipeline.
The Smile films have grossed more than $355 million worldwide, according to Deadline. The first film was moved from a Paramount+ streaming release to cinemas in 2022, a switch that Deadline's report links to the franchise's later growth. Heart of the Beast, starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Ayer, has grossed $187 million worldwide, the same report says.
Isaac Klausner leads the film group at Temple Hill. On the television side, James Seidman runs the group, with Annika Patton and Josephine Isolde serving as executives. One TV project, Knockouts, is in development with Paramount Television Studios and Skydance Sports Entertainment.
For a general reader, the simplest way to read the news is this: a studio and a producer that have worked together for nearly two decades have extended their arrangement, and the arrangement now covers the small screen too. The dates on the slate, including the January 15 release for Children of Blood and Bone, are the next things to watch.
