VIDEO : Cary Fukunaga Signs Deal With Paramount TV

Paramount TV is betting big on Cary Fukunaga. The Beasts of No Nation director, for whom Netflix is mounting a big Oscar campaign, and his production company Parliament Of Owls have signed a two-year television deal with Paramount TV to help produce his upcoming TNT event series, The Alienist. Paramount TV president Amy Powell said in a statement on Tuesday, "Working with Cary on The Alienist has been such a rewarding creative experience for all of us at Paramount Television.