April Shih Signs Overall Deal With FX Productions

April Shih is staying at FX Productions, signing a deal with the network, and launching her own production company Diversity Hire Ltd.

April Shih and Jen Goyne Blake (FX, Deadline)

What’s Happening:

Deadline has reported that April Shih will be staying at FX Productions, signing an overall deal, and launching her own production company Diversity Hire Ltd. with Jen Goyne Blake.
Shih has written on FX series including Dave, Mrs. America, and You’re The Worst.
With her new production company, she will develop content for FX with her first project being Love Rules, being produced by Larry Wilmore, The District, Joanna Coles, and ABC Studios.

What They’re Saying:

Gina Balian, President, Original Programming, FX: “April is a truly versatile writer and we appreciate and admire everything she has contributed to series as varied as You’re the Worst, Mrs. America and Dave. April has FX’s full support in developing her own shows and are excited about her company’s efforts to champion other original voices to help us at FX create the next generation of programming.”
April Shih: “I’m so incredibly honored to be a part of the FX family. It has truly been a privilege to work on several of FX’s original, boundary-pushing series and I could not be more excited to create and develop shows to add to their phenomenal line-up. I’m also grateful to be on this journey with Jen Goyne Blake, who brings her talent for finding gems where no one else wants to look and her true passion for artist support and development. The wonderful team at FX has continually put their money where their mouth is in their commitment to being an ‘artist first’ studio and we feel that they are in alignment with our mission to create meaningful, soul-oriented stories under our banner Diversity Hire Ltd. We can’t wait to get to work.”