‘Elsbeth’ Creators Robert and Michelle King Renew CBS Studios Overall Deal
It’s (still) good to be the Kings.
Robert and Michelle King have renewed their overall deal with CBS Studios, their creative home for nearly 20 years. Under the deal, the Kings and their King Size Productions banner will continue to create and produce shows for streaming and broadcast. Robert will also direct under the deal. Liz Glotzer, president of King Size, executive produces all their projects.
“For over 15 years, Robert and Michelle have been an integral part of the CBS Studios family, creating smart, provocative, and often prescient series that elevated a genre and redefined what television could be,” said David Stapf, president of CBS Studios. “Their ability to blend sharp insight with heart and humor, while creating deeply rich, complex characters and worlds is unmatched. We’re honored to continue building with them, and can’t wait to see where their creative curiosity and bold writing take audiences next.”
Keeping the Kings under the CBS Studios banner comes as little surprise, even with the recent closing of the Paramount-Skydance merger. Although David Ellison’s new regime has made a number of changes and shakeups within their TV and studio businesses, the Kings have a proven track record of turning in hit shows that achieve the rare mix of high viewership and critical acclaim.
The Kings most recently created the CBS series “Elsbeth,” which recently premiered its third season. They are also currently prepping the legal drama “Cupertino” starring Mike Colter for the 2026-2027 broadcast season, which the Kings will co-showrun and Robert will direct the pilot. Outside of CBS, they are developing the drama “Vatican City” at Hulu.
“We’re proud to continue our partnership with CBS Studios because we’ve had so much fun working with George Cheeks, David Stapf, Amy Reisenbach, Bryan Seabury, and all of the teams at the studio and network,” the Kings said. “And we can’t wait to do the same with the new team at Paramount+. There’s nothing better for a writer/producer than having smart, creative collaborators that you trust, and having them trust you. It allows you to take chances you wouldn’t normally take. So here we go.”
The Kings other series include dramas like “The Good Wife” and “Braindead” at CBS, “The Good Fight,” “Evil,” and “Happy Face” at Paramount+, and “Your Honor” at Showtime.They are repped by UTA and Del Shaw Moonves.
Robert and Michelle King have renewed their overall deal with CBS Studios, their creative home for nearly 20 years. Under the deal, the Kings and their King Size Productions banner will continue to create and produce shows for streaming and broadcast. Robert will also direct under the deal. Liz Glotzer, president of King Size, executive produces all their projects.
“For over 15 years, Robert and Michelle have been an integral part of the CBS Studios family, creating smart, provocative, and often prescient series that elevated a genre and redefined what television could be,” said David Stapf, president of CBS Studios. “Their ability to blend sharp insight with heart and humor, while creating deeply rich, complex characters and worlds is unmatched. We’re honored to continue building with them, and can’t wait to see where their creative curiosity and bold writing take audiences next.”
Keeping the Kings under the CBS Studios banner comes as little surprise, even with the recent closing of the Paramount-Skydance merger. Although David Ellison’s new regime has made a number of changes and shakeups within their TV and studio businesses, the Kings have a proven track record of turning in hit shows that achieve the rare mix of high viewership and critical acclaim.
The Kings most recently created the CBS series “Elsbeth,” which recently premiered its third season. They are also currently prepping the legal drama “Cupertino” starring Mike Colter for the 2026-2027 broadcast season, which the Kings will co-showrun and Robert will direct the pilot. Outside of CBS, they are developing the drama “Vatican City” at Hulu.
“We’re proud to continue our partnership with CBS Studios because we’ve had so much fun working with George Cheeks, David Stapf, Amy Reisenbach, Bryan Seabury, and all of the teams at the studio and network,” the Kings said. “And we can’t wait to do the same with the new team at Paramount+. There’s nothing better for a writer/producer than having smart, creative collaborators that you trust, and having them trust you. It allows you to take chances you wouldn’t normally take. So here we go.”
The Kings other series include dramas like “The Good Wife” and “Braindead” at CBS, “The Good Fight,” “Evil,” and “Happy Face” at Paramount+, and “Your Honor” at Showtime.They are repped by UTA and Del Shaw Moonves.