Fake Empire (company)

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Fake Empire
Company type Private
Industry Film industry
Genre Production company
Founded2003;21 years ago (2003), in Los Angeles, California, U.S. (as College Hill Pictures)
Founders Josh Schwartz
Stephanie Savage
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
Josh Schwartz
Stephanie Savage
Products Films
Television series
Website fakeempire.com

Fake Empire is the production company that was formed in 2010 by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage to develop and produce television series and feature films. Their most notable productions include the series Gossip Girl (developed by Schwartz and Savage), Chuck (co-created by Schwartz and Chris Fedak), Hart of Dixie (created by Leila Gerstein and produced by Schwartz, Savage, and their producing partner Len Goldstein), The Carrie Diaries (developed by Amy B. Harris and produced by Schwartz and Savage), Dynasty (developed by Sallie Patrick, Schwartz, and Savage), Marvel's Runaways (created for television by Schwartz and Savage), and The CW shows Nancy Drew and Tom Swift . The company was formed to focus on television projects and produce films, with the intent of branching out into online series, music and books. [1] Schwartz formerly operated under the banner of College Hill Pictures, Inc., which folded in the making of Fake Empire. In 2010, the company developed a first look deal with Paramount. [2] In 2013, Fake Empire was moved from Warners to ABC, [3] which was followed by a deal with Universal in 2014. [4]

Contents

Both the film and television divisions of the company are overseen by Lis Rowinski.

Productions

The following tables lists the production credit of Fake Empire, and its previous incarnation, College Hill Pictures, Inc.

Films

TitleYearDirectorNote
Fun Size 2012 Josh Schwartz With Nickelodeon Movies and Anonymous Content
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Endless Love 2014 Shana Feste With Bluegrass Films
Distributed by Universal Pictures

TV movies

TitleYearDirectorNetworkNote
No Cameras Allowed [5] 2014 James Marcus Haney MTV With Union Entertainment

TV series

TitleYearNetworkNote
The O.C. 2003–2007 Fox With Wonderland Sound and Vision, Warner Bros. Television and Hypnotic (season 1)
Gossip Girl 2007–2012 The CW With Alloy Entertainment, CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television
Chuck NBC With Wonderland Sound and Vision and Warner Bros. Television
Hart of Dixie 2011–2015 The CW With CBS Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television and Dogarooski Productions (season 4)
The Carrie Diaries 2013–2014With A.B. Baby Productions and Warner Bros. Television
Cult 2013With Rockne S. O'Bannon Television, CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television
The Astronaut Wives Club 2015 ABC With Groundswell Productions and ABC Studios
Dynasty 2017–2022 The CW With Richard and Esther Shapiro Productions, Rabbit Ears, Inc. and CBS Studios
Runaways 2017–2019 Hulu With ABC Signature Studios and Marvel Television
Nancy Drew 2019–2023 The CW With Warm Bloody Sunday Productions, Furious Productions and CBS Studios
Looking for Alaska 2019 Hulu With Temple Hill Productions and Paramount Television Studios
Gossip Girl 2021–2023 HBO Max With Alloy Entertainment, Random Acts Productions, CBS Studios and Warner Bros. Television Studios
Tom Swift 2022 The CW With Furious Productions and CBS Studios
City on Fire 2023 Apple TV+ With Apple Studios

Web series

TitleYearWebsiteNote
Rockville, CA2009 The WB With Expanded Entertainment and Warner Horizon Television
Gossip Girl: Chasing Dorota The CW With Alloy Entertainment, CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television

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References

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  2. McClintock, Pamela (2010-04-28). "First-look deal for duo at Paramount". Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (2013-01-16). "Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage's Fake Empire Moves To ABC Studios With Big Deal". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. Kroll, Justin (2014-06-05). "Universal Signs Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage to First Look Deal". Variety. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  5. Kendall (2014-07-29). "Fake Empire Produces No Cameras Allowed". blog.fakeempire.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.