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On September 21, 2015, it was announced that Peele would write and direct his directorial debut feature film ''[[Get Out]]'', a social horror film starring [[Daniel Kaluuya]] and [[Allison Williams (actress)|Allison Williams]] which was released on February 24, 2017, by [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Pederson |first=Erik |date=October 4, 2016 |title='Get Out': Universal Dates Jordan Peele's Blumhouse Chiller & Unleashes Trailer |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/get-out-trailer-release-date-jordan-peele-blumhouse-1201830833/ |access-date=May 5, 2017 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Following the success of the film, Peele signed a two-year, first-look deal with Universal. The deal was made with the intention of highlighting stories and creatives from marginalized communities.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=May 3, 2017 |title='Get Out' Filmmaker Jordan Peele Signs First-Look Deal With Universal |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/get-filmmaker-jordan-peele-signs-first-look-deal-universal-999913 |access-date=May 5, 2017 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
On November 3, 2015, it was reported that [[Henry Selick]] was developing ''[[Wendell & Wild]]'', a stop motion animated horror comedy film based on an unpublished book by Selick and Clay McLeod Chapman.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Hodges |first=Jake |date=September 4, 2022 |title='Wendell and Wild': Release Date, Trailer, Cast, and Everything We Know So Far |url=https://collider.com/wendell-and-wild-release-date-trailer-cast-plot-everything-we-know-so-far-animated-series/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Collider |language=en-US}}</ref> The film was set to star Key and Peele, the latter also being a writer and producer on the film.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Flores |first=Terry |date=November 3, 2015 |title=Henry Selick, Key & Peele Developing Animated Feature 'Wendell and Wild' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/henry-selick-key-and-peele-developing-animated-feature-1201632089/ |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In March 2018, the film was picked up by [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=March 14, 2018 |title=Netflix Wins Stop-Motion Animated 'Wendell And Wild': Henry Selick, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key Aboard |url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/jordan-peele-keegan-michael-key-netflix-wendell-and-wild-henry-selick-stop-motion-animated-film-1202337832/ |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> The film premiered at [[Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]] on September 11, 2022, and was later released on October 28, 2022.<ref name=":0" /> An adult-animated television series based on the film, which would be co-produced by [[Stretch Films]], Titmouse Inc., [[3 Arts Entertainment]], [[Williams Street]], and Harmonious Claptrap, is in development.
On May 16, 2017, it was announced that the company and [[Bad Robot]] were producing a horror television series titled ''[[Lovecraft Country (TV series)|Lovecraft Country]]'' for [[HBO]] and [[Warner Bros. Television Studios]]. The series was based on and served as a continuation of the 2016 [[Lovecraft Country (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Matt Ruff]]. The pilot was written by [[Misha Green]], who served as the showrunner for the series. Peele, [[J. J. Abrams]] and [[Ben Stephenson]] served as executive producers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/jordan-peele-lovecraft-country-hbo-series-misha-green-1202095066/|title='Get Out's Jordan Peele Teams With WBTV, HBO & Bad Robot For 'Lovecraft Country' Drama Series; Misha Green Writing|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=May 16, 2017|access-date=May 16, 2017}}</ref> The series premiered on August 16, 2020.
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