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Color Force is an American independent film and television production company founded in 2007 by producer and film executive Nina Jacobson after her 2006 termination as president of Disney's Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group. [2] [3]
Its films include the Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Hunger Games series. Color Force signed a three-year "first-look" production deal with DreamWorks in December 2006. In 2012, Brad Simpson became partner. [1] Later that year, Color Force signed a first-look deal with FX Productions. [4] In 2014, the company signed a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox. [5]
In 2017, Jacobson and Simpson appointed Nellie Reed as head of Color Force's television productions. [6] In 2024, the company signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment. [7]
Title | Release Date | Director | Distributed by | Co-production with | Notes |
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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping | November 20, 2026 | Francis Lawrence | Lionsgate | [10] | |
China Rich Girlfriend | TBA | Warner Bros. Pictures | Ivanhoe Pictures | [11] [12] |
Title | Series Premiere | Series Finale | Creator(s) | Network | Co-production with | Note |
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American Crime Story | February 2, 2016 | present | Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski | FX | Scott & Larry Productions, Ryan Murphy Television, FXP, and 20th Television; distributed by 20th Television (2016–18) / Disney Platform Distribution (2021-). | |
Pose | June 3, 2018 | June 6, 2021 | Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals | Ryan Murphy Television, Brad Falchuk Teley-vision, 20th Television, and FXP; distributed by 20th Television (2018–19) / Disney Platform Distribution (2021). | ||
Y: The Last Man | September 13, 2021 | November 1, 2021 | Michael Green and Melina Matsoukas | FX on Hulu | Future Investigations, Witch's Mark Productions and FXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution. | [13] |
Class of '09 | May 10, 2023 | June 21, 2023 | Tom Rob Smith | FXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution. | ||
Clipped | June 4, 2024 | present | Gina Welch | Indistinct Chatter and FXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution. | [14] [15] [16] |
Title | Series Premiere | Creator(s) | Network | Co-production with | Note |
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American Sports Story | September 17, 2024 | Stu Zicherman | FX | Sleeping Indian, Inc., The Boston Globe, Wondery, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, Ryan Murphy Television, 20th Television and FXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution | [17] [18] |
Say Nothing | 2024 | Josh Zetumer | Hulu Disney+ | FXP; distributed by Disney Platform Distribution | [19] [20] |
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