The District (production company)

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The District
TypePrivately held company
IndustryMotion pictures
Television
FoundedJune 24, 2014;9 years ago (2014-06-24)
Founder Ruben Fleischer
David Bernad
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, United States

The District is a film and television company started in 2014 by film director Ruben Fleischer and former Rip Cord Productions employee David Bernad.

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History

The District was started on June 24, 2014 by film director Ruben Fleischer and Rip Cord Productions employee David Bernard, and it will kick off with a two-year overall deal at Universal Television, allowing it to produce comedies and dramas. [1]

The studio's first production, Superstore , was picked up to series by NBC on May 7, 2015. [2] It eventually become a hit series. [3] Its next project was The Bold Type , which was picked up by Freeform on January 10, 2017. [4]

Productions

Film

YearTitleDirectorDistributorNotes
2017 Unicorn Store Brie Larson Netflix co-production with Rip Cord Productions, Rhea Films, Sycamore Pictures, Hercules Film Fund and 51 Entertainment
2021 Bad Trip Kitao SakuraiNetflixco-production with Bron Creative, Orion Pictures, Gorilla Flicks and Helo

Television

YearsTitleCreatorNetworkNotes
2015–2021 Superstore Justin Spitzer NBC co-production with Miller Green Broadcasting (season 5), Spitzer Holding Company, and Universal Television
2017–2021 The Bold Type Sarah Watson Freeform co-production with Sarah Watson Productions and Universal Television
2019–2020 Stumptown Jason Richman
based on Stumptown by: Greg Rucka, Matthew Southworth, Justin Greenwood
ABC co-production with Don't Tell Mom and ABC Studios
2021–present The White Lotus Mike White HBO co-production with Pallogram and Rip Cord Productions
2023 Jury Duty Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky Amazon Freevee co-production with Picrow, Piece of Work Entertainment and Amazon Studios
2023 White House Plumbers Alex Gregory and Peter Hyuck HBO co-production with wiip and Crash&Salvage

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