Amblin Television

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This article is about the television production company. For the film production company, see Amblin Entertainment. For the parent company, see Amblin Partners.

Amblin Television
Company typeDivision
IndustryTelevision
PredecessorDreamWorks Television
FoundedJuly 31, 1984; 39 years ago (1984-07-31)
Founders
Headquarters
Universal City, California
,
United States
Key people
  • Justin Falvey
  • (Co-President)
  • Darryl Frank
  • (Co-President)
ProductsTelevision series
Owner
ParentAmblin Partners

Amblin Television is the television production division of Amblin Partners. It was established in 1984 by Amblin Entertainment as a small-screen production arm for Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories anthology series for NBC.[2] The company has produced television series including Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, SeaQuest DSV, ER, Falling Skies, and The Americans.

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] Soon after the DreamWorks merger, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey were named co-presidents of Amblin Television.[7] 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 2021 HBO Max co-production with Warner Bros. Animation[8]
Halo 2022 Paramount+ co-production with 343 Industries[9]
Masters of the Air TBA Apple TV+ co-production with Playtone[10]
Tiny Toons Looniversity Cartoon Network
HBO Max		 co-production with Warner Bros. Animation[11]

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[12] 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[13]
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[14]
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[15]
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

  1. ^ Perry, Spencer (February 15, 2017). "Universal Studios Buys a Minority Stake in Amblin Partners". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  2. ^ Bennetts, Leslie (July 31, 1984). "Spielberg to Produce Adventure Series for Nbc". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (June 19, 2013). "Steven Spielberg: Tackling TV on His Own Terms". Variety. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "History of Amblin Entertainment – FundingUniverse". www.fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Bowes, Danny (April 15, 2013). "20 Years of TV: How 'ER' Was the Last Great Drama in Which the Show Itself Was the Star". IndieWire. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Amblin TV Chiefs on Spielberg's 'Minority Report' Reboot, 'Extant' Changes and Their Message to Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  8. ^ Otterson, Joe (February 25, 2019). "'Gremlins' Animated Series in the Works at WarnerMedia Streaming Service (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  9. ^ Tuttle, Will (June 28, 2018). "SHOWTIME, Amblin Television and 343 Industries Bring Halo to Television". Xbox Wire. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  10. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (October 11, 2019). "'Masters of the Air' from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks lands at Apple". CNN. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  11. ^ Otterson, Joe (October 28, 2020). "'Tiny Toon Adventures' Reboot, Genndy Tartakovsky Series Ordered at HBO Max and Cartoon Network". Variety. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  12. ^ Porter, Rick (May 9, 2019). "Steven Spielberg's Amblin TV Leaves CBS' 'Bull' Over Harassment Scandal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  13. ^ "Steven Spielberg, Alex Gibney's Docuseries 'Why We Hate' Gets Premiere Date From Discovery (Exclusive)". TheWrap. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  14. ^ "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind | Documentaries". HBO. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  15. ^ Sandler, Adam (October 14, 1994). "Young Indiana Jones & the Hollywood Follies". Variety. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

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