Point Grey Pictures Signs Alexandria McAtee to First-Look Production Deal for ‘The Studio’

Point Grey Pictures has signed an expanded first-look production deal with Alexandria McAtee, Deadline reported on June 30. The agreement is tied to McAtee’s work as an executive producer on The Studio, a comedy series built with the creative team of Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver.

Deadline said McAtee will segue into the new production arrangement while continuing in her capacity at Point Grey Pictures. She serves as the company’s EVP of Film and TV, a role she has held as part of a 15-year tenure with the label, according to the report.

The Studio is described by Deadline as the Apple TV+ and Lionsgate series for which McAtee won an Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy last fall. The Emmy win marks a milestone for the show and positions McAtee’s transition into a more production-focused role at Point Grey.

Point Grey Pictures is the production company associated with Rogen, Goldberg and Weaver, who are credited in the report in connection with The Studio. Under the first-look deal, the company would have the opportunity to review new projects associated with McAtee before other partners, a structure common in studio development pipelines.

While Deadline did not detail the financial terms of the arrangement or the specific titles covered by the first-look, the move indicates Point Grey’s emphasis on building out its roster of internally developed projects through longtime executives. McAtee’s promotion from executive oversight into a formal first-look production framework would effectively deepen the company’s control over early-stage material.

The deal also highlights the operational role of production executives who move between development and on-screen outcomes. With The Studio already recognized at the Emmy level, McAtee’s expanded scope reflects how companies often align formal authority with proven track records in comedy production and series execution.

For audiences and workers across production, the timing matters because first-look agreements can affect what scripts and packages progress to full production and where resources are deployed. The next step, as projects emerge under McAtee’s expanded arrangement, will be the announcement of specific development slates and any casting, filming or distribution updates tied to future orders.