Artist, production company will develop, create new scripted projects DUBAI: Egyptian American comedian, writer, actor and director Ramy Youssef has signed a first-look deal with Netflix through his production company Cairo Cowboy. A first-look deal is when a producer or writer has an agreement with a network or streamer that allows the latter to have the first right of refusal to anything developed by the former for the duration of the arrangement. Youssef and his production company will develop and create new scripted projects as part of the deal. Youssef first collaborated with Netflix as the co-creator and executive producer of the award-winning series “Mo” alongside Mo Amer. He is known for creating and starring in “Ramy” on the US streaming platform Hulu, which won him a Golden Globe in 2020 in the category Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy. He recently received a Primetime Emmy Awards nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, for directing the episode “Honeydew” from the TV series “The Bear.”