Los Angeles, April 20 -- Former US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's production company, 'Higher Ground', is set to go independent, especially when its current first-look deal with Netflix is up later this year.

According to a Deadline report, Obama signalled the transition on stage during History Channel's special edition of HistoryTalks in Philadelphia on Saturday. At the time, he opened up and started his production house with the "intention of trying to see if we could lift up some stories that help make America look at itself and excavate those better angels of our nature."

Mentioning Higher Ground's partnership with Netflix, he added, "We're in a process now of transitioning to a more independent [future] where we can wo...