“This Is Us” co-showrunners and “How I Met Your Father” creators Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger have signed a new three-year overall deal at home studio Disney’s 20th Television.
Aptaker and Berger launched their production banner, The Walk-Up Company, under their first 20th Television overall deal, signed in 2019. They will continue to develop content for 20th Television through their company as part of the renewed agreement.
“Elizabeth and Isaac are two of the most talented, driven, soulful writers with whom I have ever had the pleasure to work, and ensuring they stayed within the fold was a mission for all of us at 20th,” 20th Television president Karey Burke said in a statement Wednesday. “Their creative range is astonishing, from their work on a prestige drama like ‘This Is Us,’ to their sensitivity and vision on ‘Love, Victor’ and now bringing a whole new take to the franchise with ‘How I Met Your Father.’ They’re spectacular people and the truth is, they are just getting started.”
“We are thrilled to be continuing our partnership with Dana, Karey, Sharon, Carolyn and their wonderful teams,” Aptaker and Berger said in their own statement. “This deal will bring us to ten years at 20th Television and we couldn’t dream of a better place to make our creative home. We’re looking forward to making a lot more TV together — hopefully in person and not over Zoom.”
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Along with co-showrunning the final season of NBC’s “This is Us” with series creator Dan Fogelman, and leading Hulu’s new comedy “How I Met Your Father,” Berger and Aptaker are also the creator’s of “Love, Victor” (now in production on its third season for Hulu) and the writers of Amazon’s upcoming movie “I Want You Back.”
Aptaker and Berger are repped by CAA, Eryn Brown at Management 360 and Adam Kaller at HJTH.
Deadline first reported the news that Aptaker and Berger had renewed their overall deal with 20th Television.
