Asylum Entertainment
Asylum Entertainment is a television production company based in Encino, California, United States. It is known for producing sports programming and reality and scripted television series such as Beyond the Glory and The Kennedys. It was purchased by Legendary Entertainment in 2013.[1]
Steve Michaels (son of sportscaster Al Michaels) and Jonathan Koch formed Asylum Entertainment in 2001 when they began producing Beyond the Glory for Fox Sports. The series ran for 5 season and was nominated for 10 Emmys.[2] With its success, Asylum went on to produce several other sports programming series such as IN FOCUS, ESPN’s 30 FOR 30, and the Emmy nominated series Fearless.[3] They soon began to expand their programming to include reality beyond sports programming, producing The Locator, Addicted, American Gangster and many more.
In 2011, Asylum crossed over from reality to scripted projects with The Kennedys, the highly acclaimed 10-time Emmy nominated[4] eight-part mini-series for ReelzChannel starring Greg Kinnear, Katie Holmes, Barry Pepper, and Tom Wilkinson. After The Kennedys' success, Asylum Entertainment entered into a production deal with ReelzChannel to develop and produce original series for the network.[5] The newest collaboration between the two companies include the new series Beverly Hills Pawn,[6] set for a Summer 2013 release. Additionally in 2013, Asylum produced Urban Tarzan with Spike TV,[7] Owner's Manual with AMC,[8] the second season of Gangsters: America's Most Evil on Bio and The Lylas with WE tv.[9] They are also teaming up with Spike TV yet again in Spike's new scripted programming block to produce the Whitey Bulger Project.[10]
While Asylum Entertainment focuses mainly on producing television series, they continue to produce feature-length films. Small Time, starring Christopher Meloni and directed by Joel Surnow, has been picked up for release by Anchor Bay Entertainment.[11] Their biopic Ring of Fire starring Jewel as June Carter Cash is premiering on Lifetime TV in May 2013.[12] Happy Valley, based on the Jerry Sandusky scandal in 2011, is being produced with A&E Indie Films.[13]
Filmography
| Run | Type | Title | Channel | Ep. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001—2005 | Series | Beyond the Glory | Fox Sports | 53 | [14] |
| 2004—2005 | Series | Love Is in the Heir | E! | 10 | [15] |
| 2011 | Miniseries | The Kennedys | Reelz | 8 | [16] |
| 2011 | Series | Pawn 90210 | E! | 1 | [17] |
| 2013 | Film | Ring of Fire | Lifetime | 1 | [18] |
| 2013 | Series | Being Mike Tyson | Fox Sports | 6 | [19] |
| TBD | Film | Happy Valley | A&E | 1 | [20] |
| Capones | |||||
| The Lylas | |||||
| Owner's Manual | |||||
| Beverly Hills Pawn | Reelz | ||||
| Urban Tarzan | Spike | ||||
| Gangsters: America's Most Evil | The Biography Channel | ||||
| Countdown to Apocalypse | H2 | ||||
| Addicted | TLC | ||||
| Natural Born Sellers | HGTV | ||||
| Bounty Wars | Discovery Channel | ||||
| Travel Unraveled | Travel Channel | ||||
| 10 Things You Don't Know About | H2 | ||||
| Secret Access: Superpower | History | ||||
| 30 for 30 | |||||
| Rise Up | ESPN | ||||
| Rise Up: New Orleans | ESPN | ||||
| I Want a Baby | |||||
| Four of a Kind | Lifetime | ||||
| The Peacemaker | |||||
| The Locator | WE tv | ||||
| Tailgate Takedown | TLC | ||||
| Purgatory | A&E | ||||
| Lisa Nichols' Breakthrough | |||||
| Adoption Diaries | TLC | ||||
| World's Wildest Vacation Videos | TruTV | ||||
| Making the Cut | TLC | ||||
| Maui Fever | MTV | ||||
| American Gangster | BET | ||||
| The Chuck Barris Story: My Life on the Edge | |||||
| The Gift | TLC | ||||
| 30 Most Outrageous Celebrity Feuds | E! | ||||
| Project MyWorld | The 101 Network | ||||
| Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? | |||||
| In Focus | Fox Sports Networks | ||||
| The Family Makers | TLC | ||||
| Fearless | NBC Sports Network |
- Small Time (2014), film
References
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "Legendary Acquires TV Producer Asylum Entertainment". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ↑ "27th Annual Sports Emmy Awards Nominations". Emmyonline.org. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ↑
- ↑ "The Kennedys". Emmys.com. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "ReelzChannel Signs Production Deal With Asylum Entertainment". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ↑ "ReelzChannel Adds Original Programming - Includes 'Barabbas' Miniseries". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ↑ "We TV joining forces with ‘Lylas’". Variety. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ↑ amctv.com (2012-11-28). "AMC Greenlights New Unscripted Series Owner's Manual - AMC Blog - AMC". Blogs.amctv.com. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ↑ "WE TV Developing Series Around Bruno Mars' Musical Sisters". The Hollywood Reporter. 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
- ↑ "Spike TV Announces Whitey Bulger, Benghazi Projects in Scripted Slate". TheWrap. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
- ↑ "Anchor Bay Nabs Joel Surnow's Directorial Debut 'Small Time'". The Hollywood Reporter. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
- ↑ "Ring of Fire - Watch Lifetime Movies Online". myLifetime.com. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
- ↑ Fleming, Mike (2012-05-22). "A&E IndieFilms' 'Happy Valley' - Penn State Pedophile Scandal Documentary". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
- ↑ "Beyond the Glory (TV Series 2001—2005)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ↑ "Love Is in the Heir (TV Series 2004— )". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ↑ "The Kennedys (TV Mini-Series 2011)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ↑ "Pawn 90210 (TV Series 2011— )". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ↑ "Ring of Fire (TV Movie 2013)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ↑ "Being Mike Tyson (TV Series 2013— )". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ↑ Fleming, Mike, Jr (2012-05-22). "A&E IndieFilms Sets 'Happy Valley,' Feature Docu On Penn State Pedophile Scandal". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-01-12.