Anonymous Content

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Anonymous Content LLP
Company type Private
Industry Entertainment
Predecessor Propaganda Films
Founded1999;25 years ago (1999)
Founder Steve Golin
Dave Morrison
Gore Verbinski [1] [2] [3]
Headquarters
Number of locations
3 (until 2019)
Area served
Worldwide
Services
Parent Propaganda Films (1999–2002)
Website anonymouscontent.com

Anonymous Content (AC) is an independent global entertainment company founded in 1999 by CEO Steve Golin, Dave Morrison and Gore Verbinski. [1] [2] [3] It is based in Los Angeles with offices in Culver City, New York City and London. [4]

Contents

History

Anonymous Content was founded in 1999 by CEO Steve Golin, Dave Morrison and Gore Verbinski. [1] [2] [3] In 2002, AC made its first foray into television with Crime & Punishment , a reality show that ran for three seasons on NBC. [5]

In May 2011, it was announced that AC's talent management division had added managers Tony Lipp, Sandra Chang and Doug Wald, who brought several major talents with them. [6]

In May 2014, it signed a three-year first look production deal with Paramount Television, where Paramount would produce and distribute scripted programming developed by AC. [7] [8]

In February 2016, Kevin Cotter was hired as Director of Literary Affairs at the company's New York office, where he would oversee researching books, articles and other intellectual property for development and production. [9]

Divisions and ventures

AC Independent

In 2022, Anonymous Content launched its sales and finance division, AC Independent. [10]

Representation

In 2017, Anonymous Content established a dedicated Media Rights division, co-led by longtime UTA partners and book department co-heads Howie Sanders and Kassie Evashevski. The department represents authors, journalists and other media creators. [11]

The Lab

The Lab's projects have included branded entertainment projects directed by Olivia Wilde, Mark Romanek, Pantera, Cara Stricker and Patrick Daughters for HP, Lime and Adobe. [12]

Joint ventures

As of 2023, the company currently has five international joint ventures. Among them are a partnership with Spain's Morena Films, [13] AC Chapter One in the UK with Casarotto and United Agents [14] Anonymous Federation in France, [15] AC Nordic, and AC Brazil. [13]

In-development projects

Television projects

In October 2021, AC announced it would adapt Lillian Hellman's play The Children's Hour into a television series, with Bess Wohl writing the screenplay. [16] It also announced that it would adapt Ursula Le Guin's 1974 novel The Dispossessed as a series. [17] In October 2023, CD Projekt announced that AC would be developing a live-action series within the universe of Cyberpunk 2077 . [18]

Catalog

Films

Catalog of films produced by Anonymous Content
YearTitleRelease dateDistributorBox office (USD)Reception
Budget
[ citation needed ]		Gross
[ citation needed ]		 Rotten Tomatoes
[ citation needed ]		 Metacritic
[ citation needed ]
2000The UpgradeOctober 12, 2000—————
2001 BigLove January 19, 2001Apollo Cinema————
Ambush April 26, 2001BMW Films————
Chosen May 10, 2001————
The Follow May 24, 2001————
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind March 19, 2004 Focus Features $20M$72.3M93%89
2006 Lake of Fire October 3, 2006 TH!NKFilm $6M—94%83
Babel October 27, 2006 Paramount Vantage
Summit Entertainment 		$25M$135.5M69%69
2007 Rendition September 7, 2007 New Line Cinema $27.5M$27M47%55
2009 44 Inch Chest October 19, 2009 Momentum Pictures —$247.6K41%47
2010 Winter's Bone June 11, 2010 Roadside Attractions $2M$16.1M94%90
2011 The Beaver May 6, 2011Summit Entertainment$21M$6M61%60
2012 Big Miracle February 3, 2012 Universal Pictures $40M$24.7M75%61
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World February 22, 2012Focus Features$10M$9.6M55%59
Girl Most Likely July 19, 2012 Lionsgate Films
Roadside Attractions		—$1.38M22%38
Fun Size October 26, 2012 Paramount Pictures $14M$11.4M25%37
2013 The Fifth Estate October 18, 2013 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $26M$8.6M36%49
2014 Laggies May 9, 2014 A24 —$1.8M64%63
2015 The End of the Tour January 23, 2015—$3M91%82
Spotlight November 6, 2015 Open Road Films $20M$88M97%93
The Revenant December 25, 2015 20th Century Fox $135M$533M78%76
2016 Triple 9 February 26, 2016Open Road Films$20M$23.4M53%52
The Meddler April 22, 2016 Sony Pictures Classics —$3.9M85%68
Bastille Day StudioCanal
Focus Features		—$9.8M48%48
The Good Neighbor September 16, 2016 Vertical Entertainment ——29%32
Collateral Beauty December 16, 2016 Warner Bros. Pictures $36M$88.2M14%23
2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot July 13, 2018 Amazon Studios $3.5M$4.2M76%67
The Wife August 17, 2018Sony Pictures Classics
Boy Erased November 2, 2018Focus Features$11M$11.9M81%69
Outlaw King [19] November 23, 2018 Netflix $120M—63%59
2019 The Beach Bum March 29, 2019 Neon —$4.6M56%55
The Chaperone March 29, 2019 PBS Distribution
The Laundromat September 27, 2019Netflix——41%57
2020 The Midnight Sky December 23, 2020$100M$62.6K51%58
Worth September 3, 2021——78%66
2021 Stillwater July 30, 2021Focus Features$20M$16.9M75%60
Star-Crossed: The Film September 10, 2021 Paramount+ ————
Swan Song December 17, 2021 Apple TV+
2022 The Stranger October 19, 2022 Transmission Films
Netflix
The Independent November 2, 2022 Relativity Media ————
Corner Office August 4, 2023Lionsgate Films
Grindstone Entertainment Group 		————
2023 Foe October 6, 2023 Amazon Studios
The Marsh King's Daughter November 3, 2023 STXfilms
Lionsgate Films
Roadside Attractions		————
2024 Which Brings Me to You January 19, 2024Decal————
God & Country February 16, 2024Oscilloscope Laboratories————
Nickel Boys [20] October 25, 2024 [21] Amazon MGM Studios ————
TBA The Uglies [22] TBANetflix————
Carnival [23] Voltage Pictures ————
The Underwater Welder [24] Waypoint Production————
In the Garden of the King [25] Made In Africa Films————
Princeless [26] Sony Pictures Releasing ————
Union [27] —————
Time After Time [28] Lionsgate————
Imagine Agents [29] 20th Century Studios————
Score! [30] [31] Warner Bros.————
Burn [32] —————
What If It's Us [33] —————

Television

Catalog of television shows produced by Anonymous Content
YearTitleAir dateNumber ofDistributor
SeasonsEpisodes
2002 Crime & Punishment June 16, 2002 – July 17, 2004326 NBC
2014 True Detective January 12, 2014 – present24 HBO
The Knick August 8, 2014 – December 18, 2015220 Cinemax
2015 Schitt's Creek February 11, 2015 – April 7, 2020680 CBC Television, Pop
Mr. Robot June 24, 2015 – December 22, 2019445 USA Network
2016 Quarry September 9, 2016 – October 28, 201618Cinemax
Berlin Station October 16, 2016 – February 17, 2019329 Epix
The OA December 16, 2016 – March 22, 2019216 Netflix
2017 13 Reasons Why March 31, 2017 – June 5, 2020449Netflix
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams September 17, 2017 – March 19, 2018110 Channel 4, Amazon Prime Video
2018 Counterpart January 21, 2018 – February 17, 2019220 Starz
The Alienist January 22, 2018 – August 9, 202018 TNT
Flint Town March 2, 201818Netflix
One Dollar [34] August 30, 2018 – November 1, 201810 Paramount+
Maniac [35] September 21, 201810Netflix
Homecoming [36] November 2, 2018 – May 22, 2020217Amazon Prime Video
2019 I Am the Night January 27, 2019 – March 4, 201916TNT
Bonding April 24, 2019 – January 27, 2021215Netflix
Catch-22 [37] May 17, 201916 Hulu
Wild Bill June 12, 2019 – July 17, 20196 ITV
Dickinson [38] November 1, 2019 – December 24, 2021330 Apple TV+
2020 Briarpatch February 6, 2020 – April 13, 2020110USA Network
Home Before Dark April 3, 2020 – August 13, 2021220Apple TV+
When the Streetlights Go On April 3, 2020 – April 15, 2020110 Quibi
Paradise Lost April 13, 202010 Spectrum Originals
Defending Jacob April 24, 2020 – May 29, 20208Apple TV+
Love in the Time of Corona August 22, 2020 – August 23, 20204 Freeform
2022 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey March 11, 2022 – April 11, 20226Apple TV+
Gaslit April 24, 2022 – June 12, 20228Starz
Angelyne May 19, 20225 Peacock
Shantaram October 14, 2022 – December 16, 202212Apple TV+
Random Acts of Flyness December 10, 2022 – present6 HBO
2023 Unprisoned March 10, 20238 Hulu
Saint X April 26, 2023 – May 31, 20238Hulu
2024 Boy Swallows Universe [ citation needed ]January 11, 20247Netflix
Sexy Beast [39] January 25, 2024 – present8Paramount+
TBD Neuromancer [40] TBD10Apple TV+
Time Bandits [41] TBDTBD
Disclaimer
Savant
Life Is Strange [42] Hulu

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