- Higher Ground, former president and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, announced the first slate of content in its partnership with Netflix on Tuesday.
- The Obamas signed a multiyear deal with Netflix last year that was met with conservative backlash.
- The content includes the documentary "American Factory" that Netflix acquired from this year's Sundance Film Festival and "Fifth Risk," based on author Michael Lewis' "Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy."
Former president and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground, announced on Tuesday its first wave of content for Netflix that includes docuseries and feature films.
Some of the projects include a non-fiction series adaptation of "Moneyball" author Michael Lewis' "Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy," called "Fifth Risk"; a film adaptation of Pulitzer Prize winner David W. Blight's "Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom"; and "American Factory," a documentary Netflix acquired at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
Higher Ground said the projects are in various stages of development and will be released over the next several years.
The Obamas struck a multiyear deal with Netflix in May last year to produce original shows and movies. CNN reported that it was a "high eight-figure deal."
"Barack and Michelle Obama are among the world's most respected and highly recognized public figures and are uniquely positioned to discover and highlight stories of people who make a difference in their communities and strive to change the world for the better," Ted Sarandos, Netflix's content chief, said at the time.
The deal was quickly met with conservative backlash from those who threatened to cancel their Netflix subscriptions. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has also been critical of President Trump in the past, and supported Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election.
Below are the seven projects the Obamas are producing, with details provided by Netflix: