Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Sets 6 Projects at Netflix
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The slate includes Riz Ahmed starrer 'Exit West,' a YA series centered on a Native girl and a feature film about mountaineer Tenzing Norgay.
Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions has unveiled a new slate of projects at Netflix, with subjects ranging from one of the first men to reach the summit of Mt. Everest to a YA thriller centered on a Native American girl.
The company also formally announced it's developing
Exit West, a feature starring Riz Ahmed and based on Mohsin Hamid's acclaimed novel. News of the movie, directed by Yann Demange (