Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films production company lands TV deal for FX productions

Cate Blanchett and her Dirty Films production company have landed a first look TV deal with FX productions.

The multi-award winning Australian actress founded the independent film and television company with Andrew Upton and Coco Francini joined earlier this year.

The deal will cover all scripted and unscripted programming for FX and potentially other Walt Disney Television divisions which is the umbrella company.

Dirty Films’ most recent credits include the Australian miniseries Stateless which premiered on Netflix starring The Suicide Squad’s Jai Courtney and Yvonne Strahovski who plays Serena Joy on The Handmaid’s Tale, and the FX on Hulu series Mrs. America.

Blanchett, who stared as Phyllis Schlafly in Mrs. America and also worked as executive producer alongside Francicni.

The president of programming for FX Entertainment, Gina Balian said the acclaim of the series came as no surprise given Blanchett’s experience.

“Cate Blanchett is a legendary talent and it was little surprise that her first role as an Executive Producer and star in an American television program – ‘Mrs. America’ – was such an overwhelming success,” Balian said.

“Cate, Andrew and Coco are equally talented at crafting and producing incredible stories and we welcome this opportunity to support their future television projects under this overall agreement.”

In a statement issued by the Dirty Films partners, they expressed their excitement to be cementing their relationship with FX.

“We are excited to continue working with John (Landgraf), Eric (Schrier), Gina and the entire brilliant team at FX,” the Dirty Films partners said.

“Through our collaboration on Mrs. America, we’ve experienced firsthand their enthusiasm for robust conversations, and their unwavering support for bold and ambitious entertainment.”

Dirty Films’ other productions include The Truth, Carol, Little Fish and The Turning.

Blanchett has won two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes and three British Academy Film Awards.