Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 17 New Media Special Telegram According to a report from Reuters on February 5 in Los Angeles, the production company of former US President Barack Obama and his wife announced on Friday that it will create 6 new films for Netflix, including a supernatural. A romantic drama and a horror film.
On January 10, 2017, local time, Chicago, USA, former US President Barack Obama delivered a farewell speech.
According to a Netflix statement, the Obamas’ Highland Production Company will adapt Pakistani-born British writer Muhsin Hamid’s novel "Escape to the West" into a movie.
The novel tells the story of a young couple who finds magical doors to send themselves to other places and breaks into these places at a time of global refugee crisis.
Other films include a science fiction film called "Satellite."
Another film is Tenzing, which tells the story of a Nepalese man Tenzing and Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand who climbed Mount Everest for the first time.
"Young Wife" is a feature film.
Highland Productions will also produce two television films.
One is the thriller "The Flame Keeper's Daughter" based on the adult novel by Angeline Bly.
The other is a nature documentary about national parks.
Netflix said these new films will be released in the next few years.
The Obamas signed a multi-year production agreement with Netflix in 2018.