David Farnor | On 24, Jan 2020

Apple TV+ has inked an overall deal with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Louis-Dreyfus, who first made her mark on Saturday Night Live, has become a mainstay of US TV comedy, recently completing a seven-season run starring in HBO’s Veep.

The star and executive producer has been on screens long before then, though, with Emmy-winning turns in Seinfeld and The New Adventures of Old Christine to boot. Over her career she has racked up 11 Emmy wins out of 24 nominations, with 6 of those for Veep, plus 9 SAG Awards.

Now, she’s signed her first overall deal, inking a multi-year agreement with Apple’s new subscription streaming service. The deal will see her develop new projects exclusively for Apple TV+, both as an executive producer and star.

“I am thrilled about this new partnership with my friends at Apple,” Louis-Dreyfus said in a statement. “Also, many thanks and kudos to my representatives for structuring the deal in such a way that I am paid in AirPods.”

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