DreamCrew

{{Short description|Canadian film and TV production company}}

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| name = DreamCrew Entertainment

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| type = Private

| foundation = {{start date and age|2017}}

| founder = Drake
Adel "Future" Nur

| location_city = Los Angeles, California

| area_served = Worldwide

| industry = Production company

| parent = DreamCrew IP, LLC

| divisions = DreamCrew Creative
DreamCrew Management

| subsid = {{hlist|Nocta|Better World Fragrance House|Luna Luna}}

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| homepage = {{URL|https://dreamcrew.com}}

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DreamCrew Entertainment is a multi-disciplinary media company co-founded by Drake and Adel "Future" Nur in 2017, based in the U.S. and works globally. The company functions as both a management company and entertainment group, housing a production company and content studio, known for the HBO television series Euphoria and the Netflix series Top Boy.{{cite web |last1=William Cowen |first1=Trace |title=Showtime Orders Docuseries 'Ready for War,' Executive Produced by Drake |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2019/06/showtime-orders-docuseries-ready-for-war-executive-produced-by-drake |website=Complex |access-date=20 June 2020}}

History

In 2017, Drake and Adel "Future" Nur teamed up with LeBron James and Uninterrupted to produce the sports documentary The Carter Effect which discusses the impact of Vince Carter in Canada.{{cite web |title=Q+A: Sean Menard, Director of 'The Carter Effect' |url=https://www.slamonline.com/nba/qa-sean-menard-director-of-the-carter-effect/ |website=SLAMonline.com |access-date=20 June 2020 |date=October 7, 2017}}

In 2019, Drake and Nur served as executive producers for the HBO teen drama series Euphoria and the revival of the British crime drama series Top Boy distributed by Netflix. Later in 2019, the co-founders produced the Showtime documentary Ready for War.{{cite web |last1=Caraan |first1=Sophie |title=Showtime Orders Drake-Produced 'Ready for War' Docuseries |url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/6/showtime-drake-drake-produced-ready-for-war-docuseries-info |website=HypeBeast |date=5 June 2019 |access-date=20 June 2020}} In September 2019, DreamCrew filed a US trademark application for a design resembling Health Canada's tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) warning label.{{cite web |title=Dream Crew Seeks To Trademark Health Canada's THC Warning Label In The US |url=https://www.dww.com/articles/dream-crew-seeks-to-trademark-health-canada%E2%80%99s-thc-warning-label-us |website=DWW |access-date=20 June 2020}}

Drake and Nur served as executive producers on the dark comedy film Spree, released on January 24, 2020.{{cite web |title=Spree |url=https://www.sundance.org/projects/spree |website=Sundance |access-date=20 June 2020}} In March 2020, it was announced that Drake will executive produce the Quibi adaptational series The 48 Laws of Power alongside Nur and Jason Shrier of DreamCrew, with Anonymous Content.{{cite web |title=Drake to Produce '48 Laws of Power' Series for Quibi |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/drake-produce-48-laws-power-series-quibi-1286746 |website=Hollywood Reporter |date=26 March 2020 |access-date=20 June 2020}}{{cite web |title=Drake to Executive Produce New Quibi Series "48 Laws of Power" |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/03/26/drake-to-executive-produce-new-quibi-series-48-laws-of-power-331010/20200326quibi02/ |website=The Futon Critic |access-date=20 June 2020}} In 2021, DreamCrew co-produced the HBO series Chillin Island created by Josh Safdie. The series featured guest appearances from artists including Young Thug, Lil Yachty, Rosalía, Gunna, Killer Mike, Coi Leray, and Vampire Weekend, among others.{{cite web |title='Chillin Island': HBO Sets Rap Nature Reality Series From Josh Safdie |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/chillin-island-hbo-rap-nature-reality-series-josh-safdie-1234888549/ |website=Deadline|date=10 December 2021 }} In 2022, they executive produced the documentary film Black Ice.{{cite web|last=Hayes|first=Dade|title=SpringHill, DreamCrew And Uninterrupted Canada Team For Hockey Doc 'Black Ice', With Drake And LeBron James Exec Producing|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/springhill-dreamcrew-uninterrupted-canada-lebron-james-drake-hockey-documentary-black-ice-1234801537/|publisher=Deadline|date=July 29, 2021|access-date=July 29, 2021}}

Divisions

===DreamCrew Creative===

DreamCrew Creative is a multi-disciplinary creative studio and is co-venture between Drake and Adel Nur. It oversees business projects such as the clothing brand Nocta and the scented candles company Better World Fragrance House.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/style/drake-better-world-fragrance-house-winter-warmth-holiday-candle|title=Drake's Better World Fragrance House Rolls Out 'Winter Warmth' Holiday Candle|first=Trace|last=William Cowen|publisher=Complex|date=December 12, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Drake Is Launching an Entirely New Label With Nike |url=https://www.gq.com/story/drake-launches-nike-sublabel-nocta |website=GQ |date=December 3, 2020 |access-date=December 18, 2020}} In 2022, it was announced that DreamCrew invested $100 million to revive the amusement park Luna Luna for a global tour in association with Live Nation.{{Cite news |last=Coscarelli |first=Joe |date=2022-11-17 |title=How Drake's $100 Million Bet Saved the Long-Lost Art Carnival Luna Luna |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/arts/design/drake-luna-luna-art-amusement-park.html |access-date=2023-03-11 |issn=0362-4331}}

Filmography

=Films=

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! Year

! Title

! Directed by

! Co-producers

! Distributor

2017

| The Carter Effect

| Sean Menard

| Uninterrupted

| Netflix

2019

| Ready for War

| Andrew Renzi

| Cedar Park Entertainment, Entertainment One, North of Now Group, Prettybird

| Showtime

2020

| Spree

| Eugene Kotlyarenko

| Forest Hill

| RLJE Films

2022

| Amsterdam

| David O. Russell

| Regency Enterprises, Keep Your Head Productions, Corazon Hayagriva Productions

| 20th Century Studios

2022

| Black Ice

| Hubert Davis

| SpringHill Company, Uninterrupted Canada

| Bell Media, Elevation Pictures (Canada)

=Television=

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! Year

! Title

! Creator

! Co-producers

! Network

2019–present

| Euphoria

| Sam Levinson

| A24, The Reasonable Bunch, Little Lamb, Tedy Productions

| HBO

2019–2023

| Top Boy

| Ronan Bennett

| SpringHill Entertainment

| Netflix

2021–present

| Chillin Island

| Josh Safdie

| Elara Pictures, Spotify

| HBO

2023

| Saint X

| Leila Gerstein

| Anonymous Content, ABC Signature

| Hulu

2023

| Dear Mama

| Lasse Järvi

| A Defiant Ones Media Group Production, An Amaru Entertainment Production, MACRO

| FX

TBA

| Neuromancer

| Graham Roland and J. D. Dillard

| Anonymous Content, Skydance Television

| Apple TV+

References

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