Veteran TV executive Chris Long and filmmaker David Ayer have partnered to form an independent production studio, Cedar Park Entertainment.

The new company will look to build a content library across multiple platforms. Its first television project will be “Family Crimes,” which received a production commitment from Starz in November. The show, about a young woman who must reinvent herself when federal agents close in on her family’s Mexican mob ties, is being written by Ayer and produced in conjunction with Jerry Bruckheimer Television.

Long in November announced his exit from At&T’s Audience Network, where he had served as head of programming. Among the original series he oversaw at the channel, originally launched by DirecTV prior to its merger with At&T, were “Mr. Mercedes,” “Kingdom,” “You Me Her,” “Religion of Sports,” “Loudmouth,” and “Hit the Road,” as well as upcoming series “Condor” and “Give Us the Day.”

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