Flavor Unit Entertainment

{{short description|American entertainment company}}

{{Infobox company |

| name = Flavor Unit Entertainment

| logo = Flavor Unit Entertainment Logo.jpg

| type = Private

| location = Miami, Florida, United States

| founders = Queen Latifah
Shakim Compere

| industry = Entertainment

| products = Motion pictures, music, home entertainment, television production

}}

Flavor Unit Entertainment is an American entertainment company originally launched in Jersey City, New Jersey, but is now based in Miami, Florida, United States.{{Cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/05/queen-latifah-production-company-flavor-unit-entertainment-strikes-netflix-deal_n_2623231.html |title=Queen Latifah Production Company, Flavor Unit Entertainment, Strikes Netflix deal |website=HuffPost |access-date=19 February 2020 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305063428/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/05/queen-latifah-production-company-flavor-unit-entertainment-strikes-netflix-deal_n_2623231.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}{{cite web|url=https://www.njportal.com/DOR/businessrecords/EntityDocs/BusinessStatCopies.aspx|title=New Jersey Business Portal|publisher=www.nj.gov|accessdate= 22 June 2013}} The company was founded by Queen Latifah and Shakim Compere in 1995.

The company produces films and television shows. In February 2013, Netflix signed an exclusive multi-year licensing deal with Flavor Unit Entertainment. Netflix will have its pick of movies produced by Flavor Unit Entertainment to debut on its streaming service.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/02/netflix-licensing-agreement-queen-latifah-flavor-unit-entertainment-421986/|title=Netflix Signs Exclusive Agreement With Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit Entertainment|work=Deadline Hollywood |date= 5 February 2013}}

In April 2014, Flavor Unit Entertainment entered into an exclusive programming partnership with Centric to re-brand the cable television channel as the first network designed for the black woman.{{Cite web |url=http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2014/04/queen-latifahs-flavor-unit-entertainment-centric-partner-become-first-network-black-women/ |title=Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit Entertainment & Centric Partner To Become The First Network For Black Women |access-date=9 April 2014 |archive-date=6 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006162520/http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2014/04/queen-latifahs-flavor-unit-entertainment-centric-partner-become-first-network-black-women/ |url-status=bot: unknown }} The deal includes bringing Flavor Unit Entertainment's Single Ladies to Centric for a fourth season.

On April 26, 2017, MTV announced that they were rebooting the slasher television series Scream in its third season, with a new cast and setting. As part of the reboot process, it was revealed that Brett Matthews would be serving as the main showrunner. In addition, Brett Matthews, Latifah, Shakim Compere and Yaneley Arty were added as executive producers for the series under Flavor Unit Entertainment.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/scream-queen-latifah-new-showrunner-season-3-revamp-1202077736/|title='Scream': Queen Latifah & New Showrunner Join Season 3 Revamp|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=April 26, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=November 4, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/scream-tv-series-season-3-reboot-showrunner/|title=Scream TV Series Reboot Confirmed; New Showrunner Announced|first=Tom|last=Chapman|date=April 26, 2017|website=Screen Rant|accessdate=November 4, 2017}} The third season premiered on VH1 on July 8, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scream-reboot-moves-vh1-gets-july-debut-trailer-1220774|title='Scream' Reboot Moves to VH1, Gets July Debut, Trailer (Exclusive)|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 24, 2019|access-date=June 25, 2019}}