The District (production company)
{{Short description|American film production company}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = The District
| type = Privately held company
| industry = Motion pictures
Television
| founded = {{Start date and age|2014|06|24}}
| founder = Ruben Fleischer
David Bernad
| hq_location = Los Angeles, California, United States
}}
The District is a film and television company started in 2014 by film director Ruben Fleischer and former Rip Cord Productions employee David Bernad.
History
The District was started on June 24, 2014 by film director Ruben Fleischer and Rip Cord Productions employee David Bernard, and it will kick off with a two-year overall deal at Universal Television, allowing it to produce comedies and dramas.{{Cite web|title='Gangster Squad' Director Signs Overall with Universal Television|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/zombieland-director-signs-overall-with-universal-television-1201245412/|last=Friedlander|first=Whitney|date=June 24, 2014|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=May 4, 2020}}
The studio's first production, Superstore, was picked up to series by NBC on May 7, 2015.{{Cite web|title=Suzanne Martin Comedy 'Crowded', Justin Spitzer's 'Superstore' Get NBC Pickups|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/suzanne-martin-crowded-superstore-nbc-comedy-series-pickup-1201422325/|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=May 7, 2015|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=May 4, 2020}} It eventually become a hit series.{{Cite web|title=How 'Superstore' created a legion of superfans|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-07-19/comic-con-2019-superstore-nbc-fans|date=July 19, 2019|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=May 4, 2020}} Its next project was The Bold Type, which was picked up by Freeform on January 10, 2017.{{Cite web|title=Freeform Greenlights Cosmopolitan Magazine-Inspired Series 'The Bold Type'|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/freeform-issues-cosmopolitan-magazine-series-greenlit-1201937328/|last=Wagmeister|first=Elizabeth|date=January 10, 2017|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=May 4, 2020}}
Productions
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Director !Distributor !Notes |
| 2017
|co-production with Rip Cord Productions, Rhea Films, Sycamore Pictures, Hercules Film Fund and 51 Entertainment |
| 2021
|Kitao Sakurai |Netflix |co-production with Bron Creative, Orion Pictures, Gorilla Flicks and Helo |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Years !Title !Creator !Network !Notes |
| 2015–2021
|NBC |co-production with Miller Green Broadcasting (season 5), Spitzer Holding Company, and Universal Television |
| 2017–2021
|Sarah Watson |co-production with Sarah Watson Productions and Universal Television |
| 2019–2020
|Jason Richman |ABC |co-production with Don't Tell Mom and ABC Studios |
| 2021–present
|HBO |co-production with Pallogram and Rip Cord Productions |
| 2023
| Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky | co-production with Picrow, Piece of Work Entertainment and Amazon Studios |
| 2023
| Alex Gregory and Peter Hyuck | HBO | co-production with wiip and Crash&Salvage |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0554503 The District] at IMDb
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Category:Entertainment companies based in California
Category:Film production companies of the United States
Category:Television production companies of the United States
Category:Entertainment companies established in 2014