Electric Entertainment

Electric Entertainment, Inc. is an American independent television and media production company, established in 2001 by veteran writer/producer Dean Devlin and led by Devlin along with partners Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan.[1][2][3]

Electric Entertainment, Inc.
Company typePrivate
Industry
FoundedJanuary 11, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-01-11)
FounderDean Devlin
HeadquartersBeverly Hills, California, U.S.
Websiteelectricentertainment.com

History

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Electric Entertainment was established when many workers of Centropolis Entertainment, including Dean Devlin left to form its organization in 2001. This included its development slate, that were originally controlled by Centropolis, including the film Eight Legged Freaks, which is the first film to be produced by the company.[4][5]

Later that year, the studio struck a deal with Paramount Pictures in order to gain Electric access to Paramount's development slate.[6]

Five years later, the studio struck a deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to distribute its content for feature films.[7]

In 2019, the studio launched its own streaming service, Electric Now, to provide its content for the OTT streaming range and it will run for all digital platforms.[8]

Electric Visual Effects (EFX)

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EFX is the in-house division of Electric Entertainment and headed by Mark Franco. The company consists of film industry veterans who had previously collaborated on projects produced by Dean Devlin.

Filmography

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Films

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Release Date Title Director Distributor Studio Notes
July 17, 2002 Eight Legged Freaks Ellory Elkayem Warner Bros. Pictures Village Roadshow Pictures First film produced by the company
September 10, 2004 Cellular David R. Ellis New Line Cinema
December 5, 2004 The Librarian: Quest for the Spear Peter Winther TNT ApolloProScreen TV movie
June 28, 2006 Who Killed the Electric Car? Chris Paine Sony Pictures Classics Plinyminor Productions
Papercut Films
Documentary
September 22, 2006 Flyboys Tony Bill MGM Distribution Co. Ingenious Film Partners
Skydance Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
December 3, 2006 The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines Jonathan Frakes TNT Blue Sky Films TV movie
December 7, 2008 The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice Self-produced
June 24, 2016 Independence Day: Resurgence Roland Emmerich 20th Century Fox TSG Entertainment
Centropolis Entertainment
January 13, 2017 The Book of Love Bill Purple Self-distributed C Plus Pictures
Campfire
Iron Ocean Films
Nine Nights
distributor
October 20, 2017 Geostorm Dean Devlin Warner Bros. Pictures Skydance Media
RatPac-Dune Entertainment
November 3, 2017 LBJ Rob Reiner Self-distributed Acaia Entertainment
Savvy Media Holdings
Star Thrower Entertainment
Castle Rock Entertainment
ITS Capital
Parkside Pictures
Tadross Media Group
distributor
May 4, 2018 Bad Samaritan Dean Devlin Legion M
June 14, 2019 Say My Name Jay Stern
October 13, 2019 As I Am Guy Davies Fablemaze
Zebrafish Media
U.S. distributor
February 9, 2021 Heavy Jouri Smit FullDawa Films
JoBro Productions & Film Finance
Lost Lane Entertainment
NJNL Company
PaperChase Films
U.S. VOD distributor
March 9, 2021 Blood on the Crown Davide Ferrario Juggernaut
Arts Council Malta
Monolith Productions
Malta Film Commission
Trilight Entertainment
Anamorphic Media
distributor
February 9, 2021 The Fight That Never Ends Preston A. Whitmore II Lifetime Brandani Productions
Preston Picture Company
Sunset Pictures
TV movie
October 7, 2022 Ask Me to Dance Tom Malloy Self-distributed XYZ Films
Trick Candle Productions
U.S. distributor
June 25, 2023 Exile Jason James Service Street Pictures
Goodbye Productions
Resonance Film & Video
May 14, 2024 (digital) Adam the First Irving Franco Nova Vento Entertainment (theaters)
  • Randomix Productions
  • Crystal City Entertainment
  • Adam 1 Pictures
U.S. distributor (digital)

Television

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Year Title Creators Network Co-production companies
2005 The Triangle Rockne S. O'Bannon
Bryan Singer
Dean Devlin
Sci-Fi Channel
2008–12 Leverage John Rodgers
Chris Downey
TNT Johnworld, Inc.
2014–18 The Librarians based on The Librarian by:
David Titcher
developed by:
John Rodgers
Kung Fu Monkey Productions (seasons 1-2)
2018–21 The Outpost Jason Faller
Kynan Griffin
The CW Arrowstorm Entertainment
2020 Almost Paradise Dean Devlin
Gary Rosen
WGN America ABS-CBN Entertainment
2021 Kapamilya Channel
2021–present Leverage: Redemption John Rodgers
Chris Downey
IMDb TV Johnworld, Inc.
2023–present The Ark Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner Syfy Balkanic Media
PFI Studios

References

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  1. ^ "Dean Devlin". Variety. December 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Marc Roskin". Variety. December 17, 2013.
  3. ^ "Rachel Olschan". Variety. December 17, 2013.
  4. ^ Fleming, Michael (May 9, 2001). "Devlin goes solo, plugs in Electric". Variety. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  5. ^ Fleming, Michael (May 4, 2001). "Devlin plays new role as Electric man". Variety. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  6. ^ Fleming, Michael (December 17, 2001). "Par charges for Electric". Variety. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  7. ^ Fleming, Michael (April 12, 2006). "Lion wired for Electric". Variety. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  8. ^ Clarke, Stewart (October 15, 2019). "Electric Entertainment Launching OTT Channel Electric Now (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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