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Show creator/director Jill Soloway, left and actor Jeffrey Tambor attend the "Transparent" Cast and Crew Golden Globes Viewing Party at The London West Hollywood on January 11, 2015 in West Hollywood, Calif.Jerod Harris—Getty Images by [Natalie Jarvey / The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Natalie Jarvey / The Hollywood Reporter Jun 25, 2015 6:27 PM UTC Amazon Studios is deepening its relationship with _Transparent_ showrunner Jill Soloway. The entertainment arm of Amazon.com has inked an overall deal with Soloway to develop television projects exclusively for its Prime Instant Video streaming service. Amazon has also simultaneously ordered a third season of _Transparent_ just as it begins production on the second season. Under her new deal, a first of its kind for Amazon, Soloway will continue as showrunner on _Transparent_, and Andrea Sperling has been elevated to executive producer on the Golden Globe-winning series. In a further show of support for the _Six Feet Under_ veteran, Amazon has signed an exclusive deal with Soloway’s newly created production company. As part of that arrangement, Amazon will produce projects from Soloway, as well as other writers. The company will be run by Soloway and Sperling. “Jill is truly a creative force and I’m thrilled that we will be collaborating with her additional projects in the future and on a third season of _Transparent_,” said Amazon Studios VP Roy Price, adding that “customers will be delighted to continue the journey with Maura and the Pfefferman family.” Added Soloway: “I am blown away by the creative freedom Amazon gives me, and I can’t wait to reveal where this journey is going to take us.” _Transparent_ stars Jeffrey Tambor as the patriarch of the Pfefferman family who comes out as transgender and begins to live life as Maura. Judith Light stars as his ex-wife Shelly, and their children are played by Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Landecker and Jay Duplass. They will all return for the third season. Soloway, who also wrote and directed _Afternoon Delight_, based _Transparent_ on her own experience with a transgender parent. The half-hour show, which premiered to Amazon Prime subscribers in 2014, earned the streamer its first two Golden Globes in January. The second season, which begins production next week in Los Angeles, will return to Amazon this fall. _This_ [_article_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/amazons-transparent-scores-third-season-805026) _originally appeared on_ [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com) _More from The Hollywood Reporter:_ * [‘Transparent’ Creator Jill Soloway Talks Maura Finding Love, Caitlyn Jenner Phone Call](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/transparent-creator-jill-soloway-talks-800956) * [‘Transparent’s’ Jill Soloway on Her Inspiration: “Who the Heck Is Lena Dunham? Where Did She Come From?”](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/transparents-jill-soloway-her-inspiration-802598) * [Summer TV’s 15 Most Anticipated Shows](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/summer-tvs-15-anticipated-shows-795181) [‘Transparent’ Creator Jill Soloway Talks Maura Finding Love, Caitlyn Jenner Phone Call](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/transparent-creator-jill-soloway-talks-800956) [‘Transparent’s’ Jill Soloway on Her Inspiration: “Who the Heck Is Lena Dunham? 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