Adelaide Productions

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Adelaide Productions
Company type Division
Industry Animation
FoundedApril 12, 1993;31 years ago (1993-04-12)
Founder Columbia Pictures Television
FateDormancy
Successor Sony Pictures Animation (content production)
Sony Pictures Television (library)
Headquarters
ProductsAnimated television series
Parent Columbia Pictures Television (1993–1994)
Columbia TriStar Television (1994–2002)
Sony Pictures Television (2002–2018)
Sony Pictures Animation (2018–2022)

Adelaide Productions is a television animation division of Sony Pictures Television that was founded on April 12, 1993 by Columbia Pictures Television. [1] Unlike other animation studios, it does not have an official logo of its own, in which the parent company's logo is used instead after credits.

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After a period of dormancy, Adelaide Productions became a television production division for Sony Pictures Animation in 2018. [2] In 2022, Adelaide's production capabilities were taken over by Chuck Productions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Animation, while Silvergate Media was rebranded as Sony Pictures Television Kids. Adelaide Productions remains an active subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television, holding the copyrights to its previous productions. [1]

Filmography

TV series

All television series are produced and/or distributed by Sony Pictures Television (formerly Columbia TriStar Television and Columbia Pictures Television).

YearsTitleCreator(s) /
Developer(s)
NetworkCo-production withNotes
19961999 Jumanji
Based on the 1995 film by TriStar Pictures and the book by Chris Van Allsburg.
1996 Project G.e.e.K.e.R. CBS Doug²
1997 Extreme Ghostbusters SyndicationBased on the films by Columbia Pictures. Sequel to The Real Ghostbusters .
19972001 Men in Black: The Series
Kids' WB Amblin Entertainment Based on the 1997 film by Columbia Pictures and the Malibu comic by Lowell Cunningham.
19971998 Channel Umptee-3
19982000 Godzilla: The Series Fox Kids Based on the 1998 film by TriStar Pictures.
19992000 Dilbert UPN Animation production; based on the comic strip by Scott Adams.
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
  • Richard Raynis
  • Duane Capizzi
  • Jeff Kline
SyndicationVerhoeven-MarshallBased on the 1997 film by TriStar Pictures and the novel Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein; also known as Starship Troopers: The Series.
19992001 Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Fox Kids Dark Horse Entertainment Based on the comic book by Frank Miller and Geoff Darrow.
19992005 Dragon Tales
PBS Kids Sesame Workshop
20002002 Max Steel
Mainframe Entertainment (season 3)Based on the toyline by Mattel.
2000 Sammy NBC Animation production.
20002005 Jackie Chan Adventures
Kids' WB
  • The JC Group
  • Blue Train Entertainment
20012002 Heavy Gear: The Animated Series
  • Mark Seidenberg
  • Mark Hoffmeier
  • Richard Raynis
Syndication
Based on the video game by Pierre Ouelled and Dream Pod 9 licensed by Paradox Entertainment.
Harold and the Purple Crayon HBO Family Based on the book by Crockett Johnson.
2002 Phantom Investigators
  • Stephen Holman
  • Josephine T. Huang
Kids' WB(W)Holesome Products, Inc.
2003 Stuart Little HBO FamilyRed Wagon EntertainmentBased on the films by Columbia Pictures and the characters by E. B. White.
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
MTV
Based on the character by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
20032004 Astro Boy
  • Kids' WB
  • Cartoon Network
English dub; based on the characters by Osamu Tezuka.
20052014 The Boondocks Aaron McGruder Adult Swim Rebel Base Productions (seasons 13)Based on the comic strip by Aaron McGruder.
20082009 The Spectacular Spider-Man
Based on the character by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
2009 Sit Down, Shut Up Mitchell Hurwitz Fox Live-action/animated remake of the original Australian 2001 series of the same name.
2022 The Boys Presents: Diabolical Amazon Prime Video Uncredited. [3] Based on the television series and comic book series The Boys originally developed by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson.

Web series

YearsTitleCreator/
Developer(s)
NetworkCo-production withNotes
2002 Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl Roman Dirge ScreenBlast Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment Based on the comics by Roman Dirge and the poem by Edgar Allan Poe.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Adelaide Productions, Inc". businessprofiles.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  2. US Copyright Office Document No. V15005D294 / 2022-01-06
  3. US Copyright Office Document No. V15018D514 / 2023-09-13