Sam Levinson Signs Overall Deal With Amazon MGM Studios — SkimNews
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- Sam Levinson signed an overall television deal with Amazon MGM Studios to develop and produce series for Prime Video, with the pact also covering executive producing services for his wife and partner Ashley Levinson's Tiny Goat Productions.
- The deal marks Levinson's exit from HBO — where all of his previous television work has aired — and follows the conclusion of Euphoria, which he revealed would end after its third season.
- Euphoria launched in 2019 and starred Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, and Colman Domingo; season three premiered earlier this year after a four-year gap from season two.
- Peter Friedlander, Head of Global Television at Amazon MGM Studios, called Levinson "one of the most daring and original voices in television today" and pledged creative freedom and a global platform for his projects.
- Levinson's prior television work for HBO included writing and directing The Idol (starring The Weeknd) and executive producing the Irma Vep miniseries, with his earlier film credits including Assassination Nation and Malcolm & Marie.
- HBO, Levinson's longtime home, is now owned by Skydance, a detail in the source that contextualizes the timing of the departure.
Why it matters: Levinson's move ends one of HBO's most high-profile showrunner relationships of the past decade, gifting Amazon a creator whose Euphoria helped define HBO's prestige-drama era since 2019. HBO, now under Skydance ownership, loses its architect of one of the network's most talked-about series, while Amazon MGM Studios gains a proven audience draw and a multi-year development pipeline via Tiny Goat Productions.
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