{"id":159310,"date":"2022-01-27T14:56:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T19:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=159310"},"modified":"2022-01-27T14:59:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T19:59:08","slug":"nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/","title":{"rendered":"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NBCUniversal signs talent holding deal with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/unforettable\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retta<\/a>, co-star of NBC and Universal Television\u2019s acclaimed hits \u201cGood Girls\u201d and \u201cParks and Recreation.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Retta-Credit-Eric-Blackmon-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta\n\n\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-159311\" \/><figcaption>Photo Credit: credit: Eric Blackmon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the terms of the deal, Retta will collaborate exclusively with NBCU Television and Streaming Entertainment as well as Universal Television (a division of Universal Studio Group) to find projects where she can star on the company\u2019s entertainment platforms \u2013NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen, SYFY, Universal Kids, USA\u00a0Network\u00a0and Peacock.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI\u2019ve spent most of my career working with NBCUniversal and I was lucky to have my first series regular role on \u2018Parks,\u2019 which continues to be beloved by a dedicated fan base,\u201d Retta said. \u201cIt was a love for Donna Meagle that motivated Marti Noxon\u2019s preteen daughter to encourage her mom to put me on \u2018Girlfriends\u2019 Guide to Divorce.\u2019 \u2018Girlfriends\u2019 allowed me to do drama, which in turn allowed Jenna Bans to see me as Ruby Hill, giving me one of my favorite roles yet. Plus, I have a forever love for (casting EVP) Grace Wu, who gave me my first industry meeting after seeing me do stand-up at the Hollywood Improv all those years ago. It\u2019s a cozy and familiar place for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><cite>&#8211; Retta<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cHaving met Retta over 20 years ago, it\u2019s been a joy to watch her evolve from hilarious stand-up, to an accomplished and compelling actor in both comedy and drama,\u201d said Grace Wu, Executive Vice President, Casting, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. \u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything she can\u2019t do, and we are thrilled to find her next amazing role in the NBCU universe.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><cite>&#8211; Grace Wu<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cRetta is such a dynamic performer and one of our all-time favorites at Universal Television,\u201d said Beth Klein,\u00a0Executive Vice President, Talent and Casting, Universal Television. \u201cThe possibilities with her are truly endless and we\u2019re looking forward to collaborating with her on this next chapter.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><cite>&#8211; Beth Klein<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Universal Television<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is one of the largest and most successful television production companies in the United States. The studio currently produces more than 50 primetime comedies and dramas as well as late-night programs for a variety of network, cable and digital platforms. Acclaimed series produced by Universal Television include \u201cHacks,\u201d \u201cNever Have I Ever,\u201d \u201cGirls5eva,\u201d \u201cRutherford Falls,\u201d \u201cKenan,\u201d \u201cSchmigadoon!,\u201d \u201cMr. Mayor,\u201d \u201cYoung Rock,\u201d \u201cSaved By the Bell,\u201d \u201cNew Amsterdam,\u201d \u201cMaster of None,\u201d \u201cRussian Doll,\u201d \u201cThe Equalizer\u201d and Dick Wolf\u2019s enormously successful \u201cLaw &amp; Order,\u201d \u201cChicago\u201d and \u201cFBI\u201d-branded series.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NBCUniversal Television and Streaming Entertainment portfolio is comprised of eight dynamic platforms including #1 broadcast network NBC, leading cable networks Bravo, E!, Oxygen, SYFY, Universal Kids and USA Network, and streaming service Peacock.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><u>ABOUT RETTA<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actress and comedian Retta has delighted audiences with her performance aptitude and comedy precision, establishing herself as a consistent first pick for Hollywood. She most recently starred as Ruby on the NBC hit series \u201cGood Girls\u201d and also appeared in the 2019 hit comedy \u201cGood Boys,\u201d which opened #1 at the box office. Audiences also related to her as Barbara on the Bravo hit series \u201cGirlfriends\u2019 Guide to Divorce,\u201d a drama that explored female friendships and the post-divorce ups and downs. Retta spent a memorable seven seasons playing beloved office mate Donna Meagle on NBC\u2019s critically acclaimed comedy \u201cParks and Recreation.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to numerous film and television credits, Retta is also a critically acclaimed author, publishing \u201cSo Close to Being the Sh*t Y\u2019all Don\u2019t Even Know,\u201d and is the title voice on the successful Audible Original audiobook \u201cTinaca Jones.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Retta\u2019s endless entertaining prowess and comedic vigor keeps both her devoted following and Hollywood captivated. She currently resides in Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBCUniversal signs talent holding deal with Retta, co-star of NBC and Universal Television\u2019s acclaimed hits \u201cGood Girls\u201d and \u201cParks and Recreation.\u201d\u00a0 Under the terms of the deal, Retta will collaborate exclusively with NBCU Television and Streaming Entertainment as well as Universal Television (a division of Universal Studio Group) to find projects where she can star [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":159312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[145,19,21,144,143],"tags":[30360,2790,36058,31430],"reaction":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-159310","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-features","9":"category-first-looks","10":"category-highlighted","11":"category-read","12":"tag-nbcuniversal","13":"tag-parks-and-recreation","14":"tag-retta","15":"tag-universal-studio-group"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta - blackfilm.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta. Collaborating exclusively with NBCU Television, Streaming Ent, &amp; Universal Television.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta. Collaborating exclusively with NBCU Television, Streaming Ent, &amp; Universal Television.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"blackfilm.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/blackfilm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-01-27T19:56:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-01-27T19:59:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Retta-Credit-Eric-Blackmon-1-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2041\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Koku Tona\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@blackfilm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@blackfilm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Koku Tona\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Koku Tona\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/54f69893f1e5dc1b1d0065c2dca027cf\"},\"headline\":\"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-27T19:56:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-01-27T19:59:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":640,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Retta-Credit-Eric-Blackmon-1-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"NBCUniversal\",\"Parks and Recreation\",\"retta\",\"Universal Studio Group\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\",\"Features\",\"First Looks\",\"Highlighted\",\"Read\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\\\/\",\"name\":\"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta - blackfilm.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Retta-Credit-Eric-Blackmon-1-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-27T19:56:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-01-27T19:59:08+00:00\",\"description\":\"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta. Collaborating exclusively with NBCU Television, Streaming Ent, & Universal Television.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Retta-Credit-Eric-Blackmon-1-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Retta-Credit-Eric-Blackmon-1-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":2041,\"caption\":\"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/\",\"name\":\"blackfilm.com\\\/read\",\"description\":\"Movie, Television, and Theatre News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"blackfilm.com\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"blackfilm.com\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/B-Stamp-White-Blue-with-Logo-scaled.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/B-Stamp-White-Blue-with-Logo-scaled.png\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":612,\"caption\":\"blackfilm.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/blackfilm\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/blackfilm\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/blackfilm\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/blackfilm\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/54f69893f1e5dc1b1d0065c2dca027cf\",\"name\":\"Koku Tona\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0c43736415d2ab877b0262ba608ffa2a32d3e0493d198233f43202107220d421?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0c43736415d2ab877b0262ba608ffa2a32d3e0493d198233f43202107220d421?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0c43736415d2ab877b0262ba608ffa2a32d3e0493d198233f43202107220d421?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Koku Tona\"},\"description\":\"Koku Tona is a media correspondent at blackfilm.com and a Brooklyn Nets fan.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/kokupuff\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.blackfilm.com\\\/read\\\/author\\\/koku-tona\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta - blackfilm.com","description":"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta. Collaborating exclusively with NBCU Television, Streaming Ent, & Universal Television.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta","og_description":"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta. Collaborating exclusively with NBCU Television, Streaming Ent, & Universal Television.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/","og_site_name":"blackfilm.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/blackfilm","article_published_time":"2022-01-27T19:56:02+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-01-27T19:59:08+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":2041,"url":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Retta-Credit-Eric-Blackmon-1-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Koku Tona","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@blackfilm","twitter_site":"@blackfilm","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Koku Tona","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/"},"author":{"name":"Koku Tona","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/#\/schema\/person\/54f69893f1e5dc1b1d0065c2dca027cf"},"headline":"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta","datePublished":"2022-01-27T19:56:02+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-27T19:59:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/"},"wordCount":640,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Retta-Credit-Eric-Blackmon-1-scaled.jpg","keywords":["NBCUniversal","Parks and Recreation","retta","Universal Studio Group"],"articleSection":["Featured","Features","First Looks","Highlighted","Read"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/","url":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/","name":"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta - blackfilm.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Retta-Credit-Eric-Blackmon-1-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2022-01-27T19:56:02+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-27T19:59:08+00:00","description":"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta. Collaborating exclusively with NBCU Television, Streaming Ent, & Universal Television.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Retta-Credit-Eric-Blackmon-1-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Retta-Credit-Eric-Blackmon-1-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":2041,"caption":"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/nbcuniversal-signs-talent-holding-deal-with-retta\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"NBCUniversal Signs Talent Holding Deal with Retta"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/","name":"blackfilm.com\/read","description":"Movie, Television, and Theatre News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/#organization"},"alternateName":"blackfilm.com","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/#organization","name":"blackfilm.com","url":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B-Stamp-White-Blue-with-Logo-scaled.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B-Stamp-White-Blue-with-Logo-scaled.png","width":2560,"height":612,"caption":"blackfilm.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/blackfilm","https:\/\/x.com\/blackfilm","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/blackfilm\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/blackfilm"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/#\/schema\/person\/54f69893f1e5dc1b1d0065c2dca027cf","name":"Koku Tona","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c43736415d2ab877b0262ba608ffa2a32d3e0493d198233f43202107220d421?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c43736415d2ab877b0262ba608ffa2a32d3e0493d198233f43202107220d421?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c43736415d2ab877b0262ba608ffa2a32d3e0493d198233f43202107220d421?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Koku Tona"},"description":"Koku Tona is a media correspondent at blackfilm.com and a Brooklyn Nets fan.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kokupuff"],"url":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/author\/koku-tona\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159313,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159310\/revisions\/159313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159310"},{"taxonomy":"reaction","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reaction?post=159310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}