Glee TV Show Cast
By When Ryan Murphy began working with 21st Century Fox Inc. in 2003 on the medical drama "Nip/Tuck" on FX and later "Glee" on the company's namesake network, Netflix Inc. was six years into disrupting the DVD rental business and had just posted its first profit.
When Ryan Murphy was asked at the Television Critics Assn. press tour in January how the Walt Disney Co.'s pending acquisition of 21st Century Fox might impact his future at the Murdoch-owned company, he joked, "Three months ago, I thought I would literally be buried on the Fox lot."
Another mega TV producer is leaving a longtime studio home to head to Netflix. In what is believed to be the biggest TV pact ever, Ryan Murphy, an Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning producer, director and writer, has signed an overall deal with Netflix, which could reach as high as $300 million, sources said.