- Jada Pinkett Smith has signed with Independent Artist Group (IAG) for Film/TV Theatrical and Literary representation, with agents Dru Bass, Jovan Meredith, Sheva Cohen, Halle Mariner, and Jeff Ciabattari at the agency.
- She is set to star in Girls Trip 2 alongside Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, and Tiffany Haddish, with production slated for late 2026, and will reprise her role as Lena James in Netflix's A Different World sequel series, dropping September 24.
- Pinkett Smith previously held agency representation at UTA and continues with Three Six Zero for management and Tencer and Associates for public relations.
- IAG's growing Film/TV roster of powerhouse women now includes Taraji P. Henson, Sharon Stone, Lindsay Lohan, Mary J. Blige, and most recently, Christina Hendricks.
Jada Pinkett Smith has signed with Independent Artist Group (IAG) for Film/TV Theatrical and Literary representation. She will be repped at the agency by Dru Bass, Jovan Meredith, Sheva Cohen, Halle Mariner, and Jeff Ciabattari. Pinkett Smith previously held agency representation at UTA.
The signing adds another major name to IAG’s growing roster of elite talent. The agency has been on a notable run of high-profile pickups, recently signing The Temptations and Mad Men star Christina Hendricks.
Pinkett Smith joins IAG’s impressive lineup of female powerhouses, including Taraji P. Henson, Regina Hall, Sharon Stone, Lindsay Lohan, and Mary J. Blige.
On the project front, Pinkett Smith is gearing up for a busy stretch. She will reprise her iconic role of Lena James in Netflix’s A Different World sequel series, with all 10 episodes dropping September 24.
She is also set to star alongside Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, and Tiffany Haddish in Girls Trip 2, directed by Malcolm D. Lee, with production kicking off later in 2026. She is currently packaging The Big O, a series she co-wrote and will also direct and executive produce.
A career that spans Menace II Society, Set It Off, the Matrix franchise, Collateral, Gotham, Hawthorne, and the Emmy-recognized Red Table Talk, Pinkett Smith continues her representation with Three Six Zero for management and Tencer and Associates for public relations.
Takeaways
This is a power move on both sides. For Pinkett Smith, landing at IAG with a five-agent team signals a full-scale push back into premium film and TV territory, backed by serious agency firepower.
For IAG, securing a multi-hyphenate actress-writer-producer-director of Pinkett Smith’s caliber is another clear sign that the agency is becoming the go-to alternative for elite talent seeking a more boutique, focused approach over mega-agency machinery.
With two major film and TV projects already in motion (Girls Trip 2 and A Different World sequel), Pinkett Smith’s timing couldn’t be sharper. And with IAG stacking one powerhouse name after another, the agency’s Film/TV department is starting to look like a serious force in Hollywood.
Could Pinkett Smith’s signing inspire other multi-hyphenate talents to follow suit at IAG? With a five-agent team at the agency, how aggressive should we expect her project slate to look over the next 12-18 months?
