EXCLUSIVE : Duster co-creator LaToya Morgan has signed a mini first-look deal with Universal Television , a division of Universal Studio Group. Under her pact, Morgan will develop and produce projects for the studio through her TinkerToy Productions banner. First up, she is boarding thriller drama The Paris Widow as writer and executive producer.

This is the second agreement under the mini first-look deal model introduced by Universal Television in May, which involves shorter-term, cost-efficient non-exclusive pacts focused solely on development. Over the last couple of months, there has been outreach from writers, agents and other studios about the new deal type, whose terms vary and are tailored to each individual case.

Shorter than a typical first-look deal, the mini pacts

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