Universal Content Productions
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| Formerly | Universal Cable Productions (2008–2019) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Television production Television syndication |
| Founded | 1 June 2008 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Jennifer Gwartz (executive vice president)[1] |
| Products | TV series Podcasts |
| Owner | NBCUniversal (Comcast) |
| Parent | Universal Studio Group |
| Website | nbcuni.com/universal content productions |
Universal Content Productions (UCP) is an American television production company operating within the Universal Studio Group division of NBCUniversal, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast.[2]
History
Universal Cable Productions
In July 2008, Universal Cable Productions was split off from Universal Media Studios (UMS) and placed into NBCUniversal's NBCU Cable Entertainment division. Originally, UCP was set up to produce shows for NBCU and other cable channels,[2] but has moved to producing shows for any network or channel, broadcast or cable. Its NBCU Broadcasting counterpart, Universal Television, has also moved to be a full-service TV studio.[3]
Universal Content Productions
In early 2019, Universal Cable Productions changed its name to Universal Content Productions to reflect the move to streaming, with production of The Umbrella Academy for Netflix and Peacock.[4] In October 2019, Universal Content Productions, along with Universal Television, was transferred from NBCUniversal Broadcast, Cable, Sports and News to NBCUniversal Content Studios.[5]
UCP announced in November 2019 the 2020 launch of their podcast channel UCP Audio. The studio will produce both scripted and unscripted content with the first scripted podcast from Esmail Corp.[6] It was announced that Dawn Olmstead would leave in order to join Anonymous Content.[7] In February 2021, UCP started an Asian incubator program, with Soo Hugh being one of the first overall deals.[8] In May 2021, Jennifer Gwartz joined the company after she left 20th Television.[9] In 2021, Elliot Page has signed a deal with the studio.[10]
Shows produced
| Title | Original running | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2001–2011 | NBC/USA Network | co-production with Wolf Films UCP co-produced the series from 2008 to 2011 when it moved to NBC's sister channel USA |
| Monk | 2002–2009 | USA Network | co-production with Mandeville Films and Touchstone Television UCP only co-produced the final two seasons. |
| Battlestar Galactica | 2004–2009 | Syfy | with David Eick Productions, R&D TV and Sky UK UCP only co-produced the final season A revival of the 1978–1979 series by Glen A. Larson Productions and Universal Television |
| Psych | 2006–present | USA Network/Peacock | with Pacific Mountain Productions and Tagline Television. UCP only co-produced seasons 3–8. |
| Eureka | 2006–2012 | Syfy | UCP only handled the final three seasons. |
| In Plain Sight | 2008–2012 | USA Network | with Pirates' Cove Entertainment (seasons 1–2), Tiny Clambake Productions (season 2), McNamara Paper Products (season 3) and Frontier Pictures (seasons 4–5) UCP handled the rest of the series with Universal Media Studios handling the first few episodes. |
| The Starter Wife | 2008 | with Haypop Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment and McGibbon-Parriott Productions | |
| Royal Pains | 2009–2016 | with 34 Films, Prospect Park and Open 4 Business Productions | |
| Warehouse 13 | Syfy | 2009–2014 | |
| Caprica | 2010 | ||
| Covert Affairs | 2010–2014 | USA Network | co-production with Corman & Ord and Hypnotic |
| Being Human | 2011–2014 | Syfy | with Muse Entertainment Enterprises UCP replaced Zodiak Media as the co-production company for the International release of the show's fourth season. |
| Fairly Legal | 2011–2012 | USA Network | co-production with Steve Stark Productions, Garfield St. Productions, and Ocko & Company |
| Suits | 2011–2019 | with Untitled Korsh Company and Hypnotic Films & Television | |
| Necessary Roughness | 2011–2013 | with Still Married Productions and Sony Pictures Television | |
| Alphas | 2011–2012 | Syfy | co-production with BermanBraun |
| Against the Wall | 2011 | Lifetime | co-production with Paid My Dues Productions and Open 4 Business Productions |
| I Just Want My Pants Back | 2011–2012 | MTV | co-production with Hypnotic |
| Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome | 2012 | Machinima.com | |
| Defiance | 2013–2015 | Syfy | with Five & Dime Productions |
| Playing House | 2014–2017 | USA Network | co-production with A24, Parham St. Clair Productions and Open 4 Business Productions |
| Satisfaction | 2014–2015 | with Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment, Rhythm Arts Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television | |
| Dominion | 2014–2015 | Syfy | co-production with FanFare Productions, Film Afrika, Bold Films, and Sony Pictures Television Based on the 2010 film Legion by Screen Gems |
| Ascension | 2014 | with Sea to Sky Entertainment, Levens, Blumhouse Productions and Lionsgate Television | |
| Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Bravo | 2014–2018 | with Tiny Pyro Productions |
| 12 Monkeys | 2015–2018 | Syfy | with Division Street and Atlas Entertainment Based on the 1995 film by Universal Pictures |
| Dig | 2015 | USA Network | co-production with Tailwind Productions, G. Raff Productions, The Jackal Group and Keshet International |
| The Royals | 2015–2018 | E! | co-production with Mastermind Laboratories, Varsity Pictures and Lionsgate Television |
| Killjoys | 2015–2019 | Syfy | with Mendacity Pictures, Bell Media and Temple Street Productions UCP only handles the International release of the series. |
| Mr. Robot | USA Network | with Anonymous Content and Esmail Corp | |
| Difficult People | 2015–2017 | Hulu | with Paper Kite Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment and Jax Media |
| Childhood's End | 2015 | Syfy | co-production with Michael De Luca Productions, Monastic Productions and Weed Road Pictures |
| The Magicians | 2015–2020 | with McNamara Moving Company, Man Sewing Dinosaur and Groundswell Productions | |
| Colony | 2016–2018 | USA Network | with Carlton Cuse Productions, (season 1) Cuse Productions (season 2), Genre Arts (season 3) and Legendary Television |
| Hunters | 2016 | Syfy | co-production with Gangtackle Entertainment and Valhalla Entertainment |
| Queen of the South | 2016–2021 | USA Network | with Frequency Films, Friendly Films, Skeeter Rosenbaum Productions, Touchstone Television (seasons 1–4) and 20th Television (season 5) |
| HarmonQuest | 2016–2019 | Seeso/VRV | co-production with Harmonious Claptrap and Starburns Industries |
| Falling Water | 2016–2018 | USA Network | co-production with Gangtackle Productions and Valhalla Entertainment |
| Aftermath | 2016 | Syfy | co-production with Bell Media and Halfire Entertainment |
| Channel Zero | 2016–2018 | with Eat The Cat and UTMK Limited | |
| Eyewitness | 2016 | USA Network | co-production with Adi TV Studios |
| Shooter | 2016–2018 | with Leverage Entertainment, Closest to the Hole Productions and Paramount Television Based on the 2007 film by Paramount Pictures | |
| Incorporated | 2016–2017 | Syfy | co-production with Pearl Street Films, Algorithm Entertainment and CBS Television Studios |
| Imposters | 2017–2018 | Bravo | co-production with Villa Walk Productions and Riverrun Films |
| The Arrangement | E! | with Sneaky Pictures, Inc., All3Media America and Main Event Media | |
| Blood Drive | 2017 | Syfy | co-production with Strong & Dobbs |
| The Sinner | 2017–2021 | USA Network | co-production with Iron Ocean |
| Damnation | 2017–2018 | with No Possum Productions, Entertainment 360, Turnpike and Netflix | |
| Happy! | 2017–2019 | Syfy | with Original Film and Littleton Road and Hypernormal (season 2). Netflix distributed the series in other countries. |
| Unsolved | 2018 | USA Network | with HemingwayTaylor |
| The Purge | 2018–2020 | with Blumhouse Television, Platinum Dunes,[11] Man in a Tree Productions and Racket Squad Productions (season 1) Based on the 2013 film and its sequels by Universal Pictures | |
| Impulse | 2018–2019 | YouTube Premium | co-production with Hypnotic |
| Dirty John | 2018–2020 | Bravo/USA Network | co-production with Atlas Entertainment, Los Angeles Times Studios and Nutmegger |
| Homecoming | Amazon Prime Video | co-production with Amazon Studios, Anonymous Content, Esmail Corp, Gimlet Media, Red Om Films and We Here At | |
| Deadly Class | 2019 | Syfy | with Gozie AGBO, Chipmunk Hill, Getaway Entertainment, Giant Generator, 2 Miles Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television |
| The Act | Hulu | with Eat the Cat and Writ Large | |
| The Umbrella Academy | 2019–present | Netflix | with Dark Horse Entertainment Borderline Entertainment (seasons 1–2), and Irish Cowboy (season 3) |
| Pearson | 2019 | USA Network | co-production with Untitled Korsh Company, Hypnotic Films & Television and Major Migraine, Inc. |
| Treadstone | 2019–2020 | with Captivate Entertainment, Tailwind Productions and Imperative Entertainment | |
| Dare Me | with Megan Abbott, Drowning Girl Productions, Fair Harbour Productions and Film 44 | ||
| Briarpatch | 2020 | with Anonymous Content, Voodoo Ltd., Esmail Corp and Paramount Television Studios | |
| The At Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane | Peacock | with Jax Media and Fuzzy Door Productions | |
| Brave New World | with Amblin Television and David Weiner | ||
| A Wilderness of Error | FX | with Truth Media, Rachael Horovitz Prods., Blumhouse Television and FXP | |
| Resident Alien | 2021–present | Syfy | with Jocko Productions, Amblin Television and Dark Horse Entertainment |
| Punky Brewster | 2021 | Peacock | co-prodction with Armogida Brothers Productions, Main Event Media and Universal Television, a remake of the 1984-88 series by NBC Productions |
| Dr. Death | with Littleton Road Productions, Escape Artists and Wondery | ||
| Dr Death: The Undoctored Story | with Wondery and Peacock Media Productions | ||
| One of Us Is Lying | 2021–2022 | co-production with 5MM | |
| Chucky | 2021–present | Syfy/USA Network | co-production with Pheidippides, David Kirschner Productions and Eat The Cat Based on the 1988 film Child's Play by United Artists, as well as its sequels by Universal Pictures and Rogue Pictures |
| Joe vs. Carole | 2022 | Peacock | co-production with Matchbox Pictures and Wondery |
| The Girl from Plainville | Hulu | with Happy Friday Productions, Lewellen Pictures, Echo Lake Entertainment and Littleton Road Productions | |
| Gaslit | Starz | with Esmail Corp., Anonymous Content, Red Om Films, and Slate | |
| Candy[12] | Hulu[13] | with Eat The Cat, Iron Ocean, Boss Clown Productions and 20th Television | |
| Angelyne | Peacock | with Esmail Corp, Compostition 8, The Hollywood Reporter and Anonymous Content | |
| Queer as Folk[14] | with Red Production Company, All3Media International, Piece of Work and Furnace Room Films | ||
| The Resort | 2022–present | with Esmail Corp, Anonymous Content, Quadraturin and All for Ramonez | |
| The End is Nye[15] | with Universal Television Alternative Studio, Fuzzy Door Productions and Beetlecod Productions | ||
| Quantum Leap | NBC | co-production with Universal Television, Dean Georgaris Entertainment 2.0 and Quinn's House | |
| A Friend of the Family[16] | 2022 | Peacock | co-production with Eat the Cat |
| Based on a True Story[17] | 2023–present | co-production with Overlook Productions and Aggregate Films | |
| The Von Bulow Affair | TBA | Investigation Discovery | upcoming; Based on the William Wright boom of the same name. |
| Scott Pilgrim The Anime[18] | Netflix | co-production with Marc Platt Productions, Complete Fiction and Science Saru; upcoming | |
| Metropolis | Apple TV+ | with Esmail Corp., Anonymous Content and Apple Studios; upcoming; First production for Apple TV+ | |
| Ted | Peacock | with Fuzzy Door Productions and MRC Television; upcoming | |
| Untitled Casper the Friendly Ghost live-action series | with DreamWorks Animation Television; upcoming |
Podcasts produced
| Title | Channel | Original running | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The End Up | UCP Audio | upcoming | near-future scripted podcast produced by Esmail Corp.[6] |
| House of Prayer | unscripted podcast about an investigation into an alleged cult[6] | ||
| Untitled troubled-teen industry podcast | unscripted podcast about a lost teen takes a look at the business of therapeutic schools and their links to politicians, Hollywood and a cults[6] |
References
- ^ "Jennifer Gwartz Joins Beatrice Springborn at UCP". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Lafayette, Jon (20 July 2008). "NBC Taps Cable-Studio Bosses". TVWeek. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (13 June 2011). "NBCU's UMS And UCP Are Branching Out To Produce For Broadcast And Cable Networks". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (8 February 2019). "Sam Esmail Renews Overall Deal With Universal Content Productions". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia; Low, Elaine (7 October 2019). "NBCUniversal Shakeup: Bonnie Hammer to Head Studios, Paul Telegdy Goes Solo at NBC". Variety. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Universal Content Productions Launches Podcast Network With Sam Esmail Original". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ White, Peter (2020-11-02). "UCP President Dawn Olmstead Joins Anonymous Content As CEO". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
- ^ Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (2021-02-26). "Soo Hugh Signs Overall Deal With UCP, Will Launch Talent Incubator". Variety. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (2021-05-10). "Jennifer Gwartz Joins Beatrice Springborn at UCP". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ Baysinger, Tim (2021-08-31). "Elliot Page Signs First-Look Deal With UCP". TheWrap. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (13 May 2020). "'The Purge,' 'Treadstone' Canceled at USA Network". Variety. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Elisabeth Moss to Play Killer Candy Montgomery in Limited Series for UCP". Deadline. July 7, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "Hulu Lands Elisabeth Moss True Crime Drama Series 'Candy' from UCP". Deadline. December 2, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "'Queer As Folk Reboot Picked Up To Series At Peacock". Deadline. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ Evans, Greg (March 2, 2021). "Peacock Orders New Bill Nye Series 'The End Is Nye' Examining Earthly Threats". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ Throne, Will (May 7, 2023). "'The Act' Creator Developing Jan Broberg Kidnap Series at UCP". Variety. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ White, Peter (April 11, 2022). "'Based on a True Story' Comedy Thriller From Craig Rosenberg & Jason Bateman Lands Straight-To-Order At Peacock". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "'Scott Pilgrim' Anime Series in the Works From UCP, Netflix (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. January 7, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
External links
- Universal Cable Productions at NBCUni.com
- Universal Cable Productions at NBCU Media Village
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