Universal Cable Productions
| Division | |
| Industry |
Television Production Company Television syndication |
| Founded | June 1, 2008 |
| Headquarters | Universal City, California, United States |
Key people |
Dawn Olmstead George Cheeks Jeanie Bradley Mark Binke Kate Fenske Elise Henderson Stacy Fung Ellen Rand Dana Gotlieb-Carter |
| Parent |
NBCUniversal Cable (NBCUniversal) |
| Website | nbcuni.com/universal-cable-productions |
Universal Cable Productions (UCP) is a television production company operating within NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, all owned by Comcast.[1]
History
In July 2008, Universal Cable Productions was split off from Universal Media Studios (UMS) and placed into NBCUniversal's NBCU Cable Entertainment division. The unit was placed under the direction of a management team consisting of 5 executives. Originally, UCP was set up to produce shows for NBCU and other cable channels.[1]
Formerly at UMS, Doug Liman and Dave Bartis’ Hypnotic Films & Television moved to UCP after a few shows were turned down at UMS.[2] Hypnotic signed a two-year overall deal with UCP.[3] Hypnotic produced with UCP Covert Affairs for USA Network then I Just Want My Pants Back, its first non-NBCU channel production, for MTV. With Hypnotic and a first chief operating officer hired, UCP has expanded enough that they are moving to produce 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.[2]
In July 2011 through its affiliated company, NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution, Psych and Monk, UCP shows, have been picked up for off network syndication on Ion Television.[4]
UCP signed a "pod deal", a complete development deal that includes ownership of all projects making it impossible to shop a rejected project around, with Tagline. A third pod deal was signed with Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Entertainment in April 2012.[5] In July, the company signed an exclusive development deal with John Legend's Get Lifted Film Company.[6]
Shows produced
| Title | Network | Original running | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | NBC/USA | 2001-2011 | with Wolf Films. UCP co-produced the series from 2008-11 when it moved to NBC's sister channel USA |
| Monk | USA | 2002-2009 | with Mandeville Films and Touchstone Television. UCP only co-produced the final two seasons. |
| Psych | USA | 2006-2014 | with Pacific Mountain Productions and Tagline Television. UCP only co-produced seasons 3-8. |
| Eureka | Syfy | 2006-2012 | UCP only handled the final three seasons. |
| In Plain Sight | USA | 2008-12 | with Pirates' Cove Entertainment, Tiny Clambake Productions, Universal Media Studios, McNamara Paper Products and Frontier Pictures |
| Royal Pains | USA | 2009-16 | with 34 Films, Prospect Park and Open 4 Business Productions |
| Warehouse 13 | Syfy | 2009-14 | |
| Caprica | Syfy | 2010 | |
| Covert Affairs | USA | 2010-14 | with Corman Ord and Hypnotic Films & Television |
| Being Human | Syfy | 2011-2014 | 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 | USA | 2011-12 | with Steve Stark Productions, Garfield St. Productions, and Ocko & Company |
| Suits | USA | 2011 onwards | with Untitled Korsh Company and Hypnotic Films & Television |
| Necessary Roughness | USA | 2011-13 | with Still Married Productions and Sony Pictures Television |
| Alphas | Syfy | 2011-12 | with BermanBraun |
| Against the Wall | Lifetime | 2011 | with Paid My Dues Productions and Open 4 Business Productions |
| I Just Want My Pants Back | MTV | 2011-12 | with Hypnotic |
| Defiance | Syfy | 2013-15 | with Five & Dime Productions |
| Playing House | USA | 2014-17 | with A24 Films, Parham St. Clair Productions and Open 4 Business Productions |
| Satisfaction | USA | 2014-15 | with Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment, Rhythm Arts Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television |
| Dominion | Syfy | 2014-15 | with FanFare Productions, Film Afrika, Bold Films, and Sony Pictures Television |
| Ascension | Syfy | 2014 | with Sea-to-Sky, Levens, Blumhouse Productions, and Lionsgate Television |
| Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Bravo | 2014-18 | with Tiny Pyro Productions |
| 12 Monkeys | Syfy | 2015-18 | with Division Street and Atlas Entertainment |
| Dig | USA | 2015 | with Tailwind Productions, G. Raff Productions, The Jackal Group and Keshet Media Group |
| The Royals | E! | 2015-18 | with Mastermind Laboratories, Varsity Pictures and Lionsgate Television |
| Killjoys | Syfy | 2015 onwards | with Mendacity Pictures, Bell Media and Temple Street Productions. UCP only handles the International release of the series. |
| Mr. Robot | USA | 2015 onwards | with Anonymous Content and Esmail Corp |
| Difficult People | Hulu | 2015-2017 | with Paper Kite Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment and Jax Media |
| Childhood's End | Syfy | 2015 | with Michael De Luca Productions and Weed Road Productions |
| The Magicians | Syfy | 2015 onwards | with McNamara Moving Company, Man Sewing Dinosaur and Groundswell Productions |
| Colony | USA | 2016–18 | with Cuse Productions (formerly Carlton Cuse Productions) and Legendary Television |
| Hunters | Syfy | 2016 | with Valhalla Entertainment |
| Queen of the South | USA | 2016-present | with Frequency Films, Friendly Films, Skeeter Rosenbaum Productions and Fox 21 Television Studios |
| HarmonQuest | Seeso VRV | 2016-present | with Harmonious Claptrap and Starburns Industries |
| Falling Water | USA | 2016–18 | with Gangtackle Productions and Valhalla Entertainment |
| Aftermath | Syfy | 2016 | with Bell Media and Halfire Entertainment |
| Channel Zero | Syfy | 2016-present | with Eat The Cat and UTMK Limited |
| Eyewitness | USA | 2016 | with Adi TV Studios |
| Shooter | USA | 2016-18 | with Leverage Entertainment, Closest to the Hole Productions and Paramount Television |
| Incorporated | Syfy | 2016–17 | with Pearl Street Films and CBS Television Studios |
| Imposters | Bravo | 2017-18 | |
| The Arrangement | E! | 2017-18 | with Sneaky Pictures, Inc., All3Media and Main Event Media |
| Blood Drive | Syfy | 2017 | with Strong & Dobbs |
| The Sinner | USA | 2017-present | with Iron Ocean |
| Damnation | USA | 2017-18 | with Entertainment 360, Sigma Films and Netflix |
| Happy! | Syfy | 2017-present | with Original Film and Littleton Road |
| Unsolved | USA | 2018-present | with HemingwayTaylor |
| Impulse | YouTube Premium | with Hypnotic | |
| The Umbrella Academy | Netflix | 2019 | with Dark Horse Entertainment; upcoming |
| Brave New World | Syfy | with Amblin Television; upcoming | |
| Stranger in a Strange Land | Syfy | with Paramount Television; upcoming | |
| The Von Bulow Affair | Investigation Discovery | upcoming | |
| Candy | Bravo | upcoming | |
| The Raven Cycle | upcoming |
References
- 1 2 Lafayette, Jon (July 20, 2008). "NBC Taps Cable-Studio Bosses". TV Week.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (June 13, 2011). "NBCU's UMS And UCP Are Branching Out To Produce For Broadcast And Cable Networks". Deadline.com. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 5, 2010). "MTV Greenlights 'Pants' Drama Pilot From Universal Cable Prods. & Doug Liman". Deadline.com. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (July 27, 2011). "ION Acquires 'Psych', 'Monk' & 'House'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ James, Meg (April 16, 2012). "Universal Cable Productions signs deal with Gale Anne Hurd". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ Obenson, Tambay A. (July 31, 2012). "John Legend Entering TV Business; Signs Development Deal With Universal Cable". indiewire.com. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
External links
- Universal Cable Productions at NBCUni.com
- Universal Cable Productions at NBCU Media Village
- Universal Cable Productions on IMDbPro (subscription required)