Popular Twitch streamer Guy "Dr DisRespect" Beahm IV has secured a deal with Skybound Entertainment, The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman's multi-platform production company, to develop a narrative scripted television series based on his character.
The new deal, brokered by Skybound and Beahm's agency CAA, is the first of its kind for a Twitch personality. Over the past few years, Beahm — as his over-the-top, WWE-inspired alter-ego Dr DisRespect — has become one of the top streamers on the Amazon-owned platform, where he boasts more than 3.8 million followers and has amassed more than 100 million views.
"There are lots of incredibly talented streamers, but there's something special about what Guy has done in creating this character," says Skybound co-founder and president David Alpert. "We really believe there's a unique world around the doctor."
Both Beahm and Alpert note that the show will focus on "how the doctor became the doctor" and the backstory of the Dr DisRespect character.
Ultimately, Beahm's goal is that of his character's: "World domination, baby!"