This article is about the television production company. For the film production company, see Amblin Entertainment. For the parent company, see Amblin Partners.
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In 2012, DreamWorks Television, producer of such series as Spin City, Taken, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, United States of Tara, Smash, and the HBO film All the Way, was merged into Amblin Television.[4] Since then, the combined company has produced television shows including The Borgias, Under the Dome, The Haunting and Roswell, New Mexico.
History[]
In the 1980s and 1990s, Amblin Television produced television series, specials, made-for-TV and cable films, and animated children's programming such as Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs, along with television series adaptations based around Amblin's popular feature films such as Back to the Future, An American Tail, Casper, and Men in Black.[5] In the 1990s, they also ventured into live-action series production with Harry and the Hendersons, seaQuest DSV and Earth 2. The long-running cornerstone television series ER, produced by Amblin Television and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, first aired in 1994 and ran for 15 seasons until 2009.[6] The company also entered the streaming television market with specials and series including the documentary Five Came Back and The Haunting, both for Netflix.
In 2012, DreamWorks Television was merged into Amblin Television, the former having been founded by Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks SKG partners Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen in 1996.[7] Soon after the DreamWorks merger, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey were named co-presidents of Amblin Television.[8] Under their leadership, the company would develop and produce several series including The Americans, The Haunting, and Smash.
Current television series[]
| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roswell, New Mexico | 2019–present | The CW | co-production with CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television |
| Amazing Stories | 2020–present | Apple TV+ | co-production with ABC Studios, Kitsis/Horowitz and Universal Television |
| Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | Netflix | co-production with Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation Television credited as Amblin Entertainment | |
| Animaniacs | Hulu | co-production with Warner Bros. Animation | |
| Resident Alien | 2021–present | Syfy | co-production with Universal Content Productions and Dark Horse Entertainment |
Future television series[]
| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai | 2022 | Cartoon Network HBO Max |
co-production with Warner Bros. Animation[9] |
| Halo | 2022 | Paramount+ | co-production with 343 Industries, Showtime, One Big Picture, Chapter Eleven, and Paramount Television Studios[10] |
| Tiny Toons Looniversity | 2022 | Cartoon Network HBO Max |
co-production with Warner Bros. Animation[11] |
| Masters of the Air | TBA | Apple TV+ | co-production with Playtone[12] |
| Our Time | Disney+ | co-production with Warner Bros. Television, ABC Signature and The Donners' Company[13] |
Former television series[]
| # | Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazing Stories | 1985–1987 | NBC | co-production with Universal Television credited as Amblin Entertainment |
| 2 | Tiny Toon Adventures | 1990–1992 | Fox Kids | co-production with Warner Bros. Animation credited as Amblin Entertainment |
| 3 | Harry and the Hendersons | 1991–1993 | Syndication | distributed by MCA TV credited as Amblin Entertainment |
| 4 | Back to the Future: The Animated Series | 1991–1992 | CBS | co-production with Universal Cartoon Studios |
| 5 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | 1992–1993 | ABC | co-production with Paramount Television and Lucasfilm credited as Amblin Entertainment |
| 6 | Fievel's American Tails | 1992 | CBS | co-production with Universal Cartoon Studios and Nelvana |
| 7 | The Plucky Duck Show | 1992 | Fox Kids | co-production with Warner Bros. Animation credited as Amblin Entertainment |
| 8 | Family Dog | 1993 | CBS | co-production with Universal Television, Warner Bros Television, Tim Burton Productions and Nelvana |
| 9 | seaQuest DSV | 1993–1996 | NBC | co-production with Universal Television |
| 10 | Animaniacs | 1993–1998 | Fox Kids/Kids' WB | co-production with Warner Bros. Animation credited as Amblin Entertainment |
| 11 | ER | 1994–2009 | NBC | co-production with Warner Bros. Television and Constant C Productions |
| 12 | Earth 2 | 1994–1995 | NBC | co-production with Universal Television |
| 13 | Fudge | 1995–1996 | ABC/CBS | co-production with MTE, 1996–1997 as UTE |
| 14 | Freakazoid! | 1995–1997 | Kids' WB | co-production with Warner Bros. Animation credited as Amblin Entertainment |
| 15 | Pinky and the Brain | 1995–1998 | Kids' WB | co-production with Warner Bros. Animation credited as Amblin Entertainment |
| 16 | Casper | 1996–1998 | Fox Kids | co-production with Universal Cartoon Studios and The Harvey Entertainment Company |
| 17 | Men in Black: The Series | 1997–2001 | Kids' WB | co-production with Columbia TriStar Television and Adelaide Productions credited as Amblin Entertainment |
| 18 | Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain | 1998–1999 | Kids' WB | co-production with Warner Bros. Animation credited as Amblin Entertainment |
| 19 | The Land Before Time | 2007–2008 | Cartoon Network | co-production with Universal Animation Studios credited as Amblin Entertainment |
| 20 | On the Lot | 2007 | Fox | co-production with DreamWorks Television and Mark Burnett Productions |
| 21 | Falling Skies | 2011–2015 | TNT | distributed by Warner Bros. Television; previously produced by DreamWorks Television in seasons 1–3 |
| 22 | The Borgias | 2011–2013 | Showtime | produced by Showtime Networks, distributed by CBS (Season 2-3) |
| 23 | Terra Nova | 2011 | Fox | co-production with 20th Century Fox Television |
| 24 | The River | 2012 | ABC | co-production with DreamWorks Television, ABC Studios and Blumhouse Productions |
| 25 | The Americans | 2013–2018 | FX | co-production with Nemo Films, Fox 21 Television Studios and FXP; Amblin replaced DreamWorks Television in season 2 following the latter's dissolution |
| 26 | Under the Dome | 2013–2015 | CBS | co-production with CBS Television Studios and Baer Bones |
| 27 | Lucky 7 | 2013 | ABC | co-production with ABC Studios |
| 28 | Extant | 2014–2015 | CBS | co-production with CBS Television Studios |
| 29 | Red Band Society | 2014–2015 | Fox | co-production with ABC Studios |
| 30 | The Whispers | 2015 | ABC | co-production with ABC Studios |
| 31 | Public Morals | 2015 | TNT | distributed by Warner Bros. Television; co-production with TNT |
| 32 | Minority Report | 2015 | Fox | co-production with Paramount Television and 20th Century Fox Television |
| 33 | American Gothic | 2016 | CBS | co-production with CBS Television Studios Full Fathom Five and Hyla Regilla Productions |
| 34 | Bull | 2016–2019[14] | CBS | co-production with CBS Television Studios |
| 35 | Five Came Back | 2017 | Netflix | |
| 36 | Reverie | 2018 | NBC | co-production with Universal Television |
| 37 | All About the Washingtons | 2018 | Netflix | Co-production with ABC Signature Studios |
| 38 | The Haunting | 2018–2020 | Netflix | co-production with FlanaganFilm / Intrepid Pictures and Paramount Television Studios |
| 39 | Why We Hate | 2019 | Discovery | co-production with Jigsaw Productions[15] |
| 40 | Tommy | 2020 | CBS | co-production with Atelier Paul Attanasio and CBS Television Studios |
| 41 | Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind | 2020 | HBO | co-production with HBO Documentary Films[16] |
| 42 | Laurel Canyon | 2020 | Epix | co-production with Jigsaw Productions, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Warner Music Group and MGM Television |
| 43 | Brave New World | 2020 | Peacock | co-production with Universal Content Productions |
Television specials[]
| Airdate | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 18, 1991 | A Wish for Wings That Work | CBS | co-production with Universal Cartoon Studios |
Television films[]
| Airdate | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 24, 1992 | The Water Engine | TNT | co-production with Brandman Productions, Majestic Films International and Planet Productions |
| January 26, 1993 | Cooperstown | TNT | co-production with Brandman Productions |
| April 12, 1993 | Class of '61 | ABC | co-production with Universal Television |
| August 23, 1993 | Arthur Miller's The American Clock | TNT | co-production with Brandman Productions |
| September 7, 1993 | Percy & Thunder | TNT | co-production with Brandman Productions |
| October 15, 1994 | Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies | The Family Channel | co-production with Lucasfilm and Paramount Television[17] |
| January 15, 1995 | Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye | The Family Channel | co-production with Lucasfilm |
| October 8, 1995 | Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen | The Family Channel | co-production with Lucasfilm |
| June 16, 1996 | Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father | The Family Channel | co-production with Lucasfilm |
| May 21, 2016 | All the Way | HBO | co-production with HBO Films, Moon Shot Entertainment and Tale Told Productions |
References[]
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Frater, Patrick (October 9, 2016). "Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners Inks Strategic Pact With Alibaba Pictures". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Perry, Spencer (February 15, 2017). "Universal Studios Buys a Minority Stake in Amblin Partners". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bennetts, Leslie (July 31, 1984). "Spielberg to Produce Adventure Series for Nbc". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (2013-06-19). Steven Spielberg: Tackling TV on His Own Terms (en).
- ↑ History of Amblin Entertainment – FundingUniverse.
- ↑ Bowes, Danny (2013-04-15). 20 Years of TV: How ‘ER’ Was the Last Great Drama in Which the Show Itself Was the Star (en).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fabrikant, Geraldine (January 20, 1997). "Despite a Sluggish Beginning, Dreamworks Is Viewed as a Potential Hollywood Power". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ↑ Amblin TV Chiefs on Spielberg's 'Minority Report' Reboot, 'Extant' Changes and Their Message to Netflix (en).
- ↑ Otterson, Joe (2019-02-25). ‘Gremlins’ Animated Series in the Works at WarnerMedia Streaming Service (EXCLUSIVE) (en).
- ↑ Tuttle, Will (2018-06-28). SHOWTIME, Amblin Television and 343 Industries Bring Halo to Television (en-US).
- ↑ Otterson, Joe (October 28, 2020). 'Tiny Toon Adventures' Reboot, Genndy Tartakovsky Series Ordered at HBO Max and Cartoon Network.
- ↑ Gonzalez, Sandra (2019-10-11). 'Masters of the Air' from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks lands at Apple.
- ↑ ‘The Goonies’ Re-Enactment Series ‘Our Time’ Being Developed for Disney+ (2021-12-16).
- ↑ Porter, Rick (May 9, 2019). Steven Spielberg's Amblin TV Leaves CBS' 'Bull' Over Harassment Scandal.
- ↑ Steven Spielberg, Alex Gibney's Docuseries 'Why We Hate' Gets Premiere Date From Discovery (Exclusive) (en-US) (2019-08-26).
- ↑ Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind | Documentaries.
- ↑ Sandler, Adam (1994-10-14). Young Indiana Jones & the Hollywood Follies (en).
| v - e - dSteven Spielberg | |
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| Awards and nominations • Bibliography • Filmography | |
| Films directed | Firelight (1964) • Slipstream (1967) • Amblin' (1968) • Night Gallery ("Eyes" segment, 1969) • L.A. 2017 (1971) • Duel (1971) • Something Evil (1972) • Savage (1973) • The Sugarland Express (1974, also wrote) • Jaws (1975) • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977, also wrote) • 1941 (1979) • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) • Twilight Zone: The Movie ("Kick the Can" segment, 1983) • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) • The Color Purple (1985) • Empire of the Sun (1987) • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) • Always (1989) • Hook (1991) • Jurassic Park (1993) • Schindler's List (1993) • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) • Amistad (1997) • Saving Private Ryan (1998) • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, also wrote) • Minority Report (2002) • Catch Me If You Can (2002) • The Terminal (2004) • War of the Worlds (2005) • Munich (2005) • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) • The Adventures of Tintin (2011) • War Horse (2011) • Lincoln (2012) • Bridge of Spies (2015) • The BFG (2016) • The Post (2017) • Ready Player One (2018) • Funimals (2018) • The Hampster Movie (2019) • West Side Story (2020) • Gwen and Dan: Level Two (2021) |
| Films written | Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973) • Poltergeist (1982, also produced) • The Goonies (1985) |
| Films produced | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) • Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) • Flags of Our Fathers (2006) • Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) • Super 8 (2011) • The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) • Penguinopolis (2018) |
| Television | Amazing Stories (1985–87) • High Incident (1996–97) • Invasion America (1998) |
| See also | USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education
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