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Onyx Collective has signed The House of Flowers creator Manolo Caro to a multiyear first-look deal with writer, director and producer Manolo Caro and Woo Films’ co-founders Rafael Ley and Maria Jose Cordova, it was revealed during the collective’s TCA presentation on Friday. Under the deal, Caro, Ley and Cordova will develop new projects for Onyx Collective.

“Manolo Caro is in a rare class of storytellers who blend heart and humor to reveal the essence of what makes us all human,” said Tara Duncan, president, Onyx Collective. “He is a proven hitmaker, and we’re excited to bring his universal stories to the Hulu audience.”

“Joining the creative voices at Onyx is not only a commitment to my artistic mission but a critical reflection of my own identity,” says Caro. “I want to tell stories through my particular vision and pop lens and create content that allows me to...

Mexico’s Manolo Caro, the creator, director and writer of “The House of Flowers,” may have another Netflix Original hit on his hands with the dark family thriller “Someone Has to Die” (Alguien Tiene Que Morir).

Director of five movies and a documentary since 2013’s feature debut “I Don’t Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long,” Caro became only the second showrunner from Spain and Latin America, following “Money Heist’s” Alex Pina, to sign a multi-year production pact with Netflix, in May 2019.

Available globally from Oct. 16, “Someone Has to Die” once again moves the industry dial for Netflix on its Spanish-language production scene. Caro and Diego Ávalos, Netflix vice president of original content for Spain, discussed the process at an online Spanish-language conversation hosted by Madrid’s Casa America, which was released on Friday.

The need to be even “more specific in content, while portraying human relations,...

A decision between a past romance and a new love must be made when the endearing romantic comedy Everybody Loves Somebody arrives on DVD, Digital HD and On Demand June 20 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

A decision between a past romance and a new love must be made when the endearing romantic comedy Everybody Loves Somebody arrives on DVD, Digital HD and On Demand June 20 from Lionsgate. Karla Souza stars as a successful career woman who convinces a charming coworker to pose as her boyfriend for a family wedding but is caught off-guard when her old flame shows up. ”A rom-com with bite” (Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times), the movie premiered to critical acclaim at the 2017 Palm Springs Film Festival. From one of the producers of Instructions Not Included, Francisco González Compeán, theEverybody Loves Somebody DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98.

Karla Souza stars as Clara,...