Blossom Films

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Blossom Films is a production company founded by American-born Australian actress Nicole Kidman in 2010. [1] The first production by the company was the film Rabbit Hole , based on the play of the same name by David Lindsay-Abaire. [2] Their logo features a blossom tree growing.

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History

In 2010, Kidman launched the production company Blossom Films together with Per Saari. [3] The first project was Rabbit Hole starring Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest and Aaron Eckhart, followed by Monte Carlo starring Selena Gomez and Leighton Meester. The company also produced a film adaption of The Family Fang starring Jason Bateman and Kidman. [4] [5] [6] [7]

In June 2018, Blossom films signed a first-look deal with Amazon Studios for features, television series and digital content. Under the pact, Amazon and Kidman's Blossom Films will develop original series that will be available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, as well as movies for theatrical release. [8]

Upcoming projects

In May 2019, Hulu gave a straight-to-series order to the adaptation of Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty, set to premiere in 2020. [9] In July 2019, it was announced that WarnerMedia’s streaming service is developing a drama series titled Crime Farm with Kidman attached to executive produce under Blossom Films. [10]

Filmography

Films

YearFilm titleDirectorGross (worldwide)NotesRef.
2010 Rabbit Hole John Cameron Mitchell $5.1 millionNominated for 1 Academy Award [11]
2011 Monte Carlo Thomas Bezucha $39.7 million [12]
2015 The Family Fang Jason Bateman $585,165 [13]
TBA Holland, Michigan Mimi Cave [14]
TBA Mice Justin Kurzel [15]

Television

YearTitleCreatorNetworkNotesRef.
2017–present Big Little Lies David E. Kelley HBO Season 1: Nominated for sixteen (16) Primetime Emmy Awards, won eight (8) HBO

Season 2: Nominated for five (5) Primetime Emmy Awards

[16]
2020 The Undoing David E. Kelley HBOTV miniseries: Nominated for two (2) Primetime Emmy Awards [17]
2021–present Nine Perfect Strangers David E. Kelley & John-Henry Butterworth Hulu TV series [18]
2022 Roar Liz Flahive & Carly Mensch Apple TV+ TV miniseries [19]
2023 Love & Death David E. Kelley HBO Max TV miniseries: Nominated for one (1) Primetime Emmy Awards [20]
2023–present Special Ops: Lioness Taylor Sheridan Paramount+ TV series [21]
2024 Expats Lulu Wang Amazon Video TV miniseries [22]
2024 The Perfect Couple Jenna Lamia Netflix TV miniseries [23]
TBA The Last Anniversary

Samantha Strauss

Binge TV miniseries [24]
TBA Kay Scarpetta

Liz Sarnoff

Amazon Video TV series [25]
TBA The Perfect Nanny

Maya Erskine

HBO TV miniseries [26]
TBAMargo’s Got Money Troubles

David E. Kelley

Apple TV+ TV miniseries [27]
TBA Crime Farm

Janine Sherman Barrois

WarnerMedia TV miniseries [28]
TBA Pretty Things

Janelle Brown

Amazon Video TV miniseries [29]
TBA Hope

Alice Bell

Amazon Video TV miniseries [30]
TBA Things I Know To Be True

TBD

Amazon Video TV series [31]
TBA Truly Madly Guilty

TBD

HBO TV series [32]

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