Choo, choo.

Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, the filmmakers behind Netflix’s Oscar-nominated drama Train Dreams , have signed a first-look deal with the streamer.

The duo, via their production banner Ethos, will develop and produce features for Netflix. The filmmakers work together in a way that sees them co-write their projects and then alternate among themselves on who sits in the director’s seat. Train Dreams , for example, was helmed by Bentley while Kwedar took on their previous effort, 2023’s Sing Sing .

But, harkening to the indie roots of the filmmakers, there is a creative spin to the proceedings.

Bentley and Kwedar will also develop a slate with up-and-coming filmmakers selected from the world’s top festivals and film schools.…