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| name = Fox 21 |
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| logo = Fox 21 Production Company.jpg |
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| type = [[Subsidiary]] |
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| founded = {{start date and age|2004}} |
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| defunct = {{end date and age|2014|12|4}} |
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| fate = Defunct, merged with Fox Television Studios to form Fox 21 Television Studios |
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| parent = [[20th Century Fox]] |
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| owner = [[21st Century Fox]] |
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| products = [[Television program]]s |
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| industry = [[Television Production]] |
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'''Fox 21''' (styled '''fox21.''') was a low-cost scripted and reality cable television production arm of [[20th Century Fox]], which was a division of the [[Fox Entertainment Group]], part of [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s [[21st Century Fox]]. The company produces the [[USA Network]] series ''[[Rush (American TV series)|Rush]]'', the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] series ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'', ''[[Terriers (TV series)|Terriers]]'' and ''[[Tyrant (TV series)|Tyrant]]'', the [[A&E Network|A&E]] action series ''[[Breakout Kings]]'', [[The CW]] reality series ''[[Beauty and the Geek]]'', the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'', the [[Comedy Central]] series ''[[Brickleberry]]'', the [[WGN America]] series ''[[Salem (TV series)|Salem]]'', the [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] series and the ''[[Lifetime (TV channel)|Lifetime]]'' series ''[[Witches of East End (TV series)|Witches of East End]]''. On December 4, 2014, Fox Television Studios merged with Fox 21 to from Fox 21 Television Studios. |
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'''Fox 21''' was formed in 2004 by [[20th Television|20th Century Fox Television]] executives [[Dana Walden]] and Gary Newman to develop and back smaller-budgeted but unique and daring shows. Fox 21's first executive was Jane Leisner. The unit's early hits were the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] series ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' and [[The CW]] reality series ''[[Beauty and the Geek]]''.<ref name=dl /> |
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After originally being passed over for programming the new network, [[MyNetworkTV]], Fox 21 was in consideration along with Twentieth Television and independent producers as of December 2006 in a potential reprogramming from telenovela to low-cost reality and game shows.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fox 21 May Get Into the MyNetworkTV Mix |url= http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/fox-21-may-get-mynetworktv-mix/81635 |access-date=December 5, 2014 |work=Broadcasting and Cable|date=December 31, 2006}}</ref> |
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Bert Salke, who moved from his Brancato/Salke production company based at [[ABC Studios]], took charge of the unit in 2010 and led an increase in show productions starting with the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]''.<ref name=dl /> In early 2015, Mythology Entertainment signed a first look deal with the company and its sister studio [[20th Century Fox Television]] while announcing the head of its TV division.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reilly |first1=Travis |title=Mythology Entertainment Signs First Look Deal With Fox TV |url=https://www.thewrap.com/mythology-entertainment-signs-first-look-deal-with-fox-tv/ |access-date=July 14, 2019 |work=The Wrap |date=March 12, 2015}}</ref> |
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The company produces or had produced the [[USA Network]] series ''[[Rush (American TV series)|Rush]]'', the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] series ''[[Terriers (TV series)|Terriers]]'', ''[[Tyrant (TV series)|Tyrant]]'' and ''[[The Bastard Executioner]]'', the [[A&E Network|A&E]] action series ''[[Breakout Kings]]'', the [[Comedy Central]] series ''[[Brickleberry]]'', the [[WGN America]] series ''[[Salem (TV series)|Salem]]'' and the [[Lifetime (TV channel)|Lifetime]] series ''[[Witches of East End (TV series)|Witches of East End]]''.<ref name=hollywoodreporter>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/homeland-sons-anarchy-fox-21s-599758|title=Fox 21's Bert Salke Reveals What's Next for 'Homeland' (Q&A) | work=The Hollywood Reporter | first=Lacey|last=Rose|date=7 August 2013}}</ref> |
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'''Fox 21''' may refer to: |
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'''Television stations in the United States''': |
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* [[WHNS]] Greenville, South Carolina |
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* [[WFXR]] Roanoke, Virginia (as "Fox 21/27") |
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* [[KXRM-TV]] Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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* [[KQDS-TV]] Duluth, Minnesota |
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* [[WBOC-DT2]], Salisbury, Maryland |
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'''Other uses''': |
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* [[Touchstone Television|Fox 21 Television Studios]], a unit of 20th Television |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:20th Century Studios]] |
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[[Category:Fox Broadcasting Company]] |
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[[Category:The Walt Disney Company subsidiaries]] |
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