Shawn Levy Enters Disney Overall Deal After Nearly a Decade at Netflix

Shawn Levy has set an overall deal at Disney‘s 20th Television after a long tenure at Netflix that began in 2017.

He and his production company, 21 Laps Entertainment, will begin developing and producing projects at Disney in October 2027.

Levy is a powerhouse filmmaker who first rose to prominence as a comedy director, though in recent years, he’s become best known for genre projects. At Netflix, he executive produced all five seasons of “Stranger Things” and directed several episodes, in addition to writing and directing the 2022 Ryan Reynolds-led film “The Adam Project” and executive producing both seasons of the fantasy series “Shadow and Bone.”

Disney’s relationship with Levy is not new; most notably, Levy co-wrote, directed and produced the 2024 Marvel Cinematic Universe film “Deadpool & Wolverine.” Several of his earliest successes were also at Disney (and companies now owned by Disney): He began his career directing episodes of Disney Channel series including “The Famous Jett Jackson” before going on to helm 20th Century projects such as “Cheaper by the Dozen” (2003) and the first three “Night at the Museum” films (2006-2014).

Levy’s next two Disney projects are already set: He is directing Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: Starfighter” and Marvel’s “Ghost Rider,” which both star Ryan Gosling.

More to come…