Anonymous Content LLP
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
PredecessorPropaganda Films
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
FounderSteve Golin
Dave Morrison
Gore Verbinski[1][2][3]
Headquarters
Number of locations
3 (until 2019)
Area served
Worldwide
Services
ParentPropaganda Films (1999–2002)
Websiteanonymouscontent.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]

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
Year Title Release date Distributor Box office (USD) Reception
Budget
[citation needed] 		Gross
[citation needed] 		Rotten Tomatoes
[citation needed] 		Metacritic
[citation needed]
2000 The Upgrade October 12, 2000 — — — — —
2001 BigLove January 19, 2001 Apollo Cinema — — — —
Ambush April 26, 2001 BMW Films — — — —
Chosen May 10, 2001 — — — —
The Follow May 24, 2001 — — — —
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind March 19, 2004 Focus Features $20M $72.3M 93% 89
2006 Lake of Fire October 3, 2006 TH!NKFilm $6M — 94% 83
Babel October 27, 2006 Paramount Vantage
Summit Entertainment 		$25M $135.5M 69% 69
2007 Rendition September 7, 2007 New Line Cinema $27.5M $27M 47% 55
2009 44 Inch Chest October 19, 2009 Momentum Pictures — $247.6K 41% 47
2010 Winter's Bone June 11, 2010 Roadside Attractions $2M $16.1M 94% 90
2011 The Beaver May 6, 2011 Summit Entertainment $21M $6M 61% 60
2012 Big Miracle February 3, 2012 Universal Pictures $40M $24.7M 75% 61
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World February 22, 2012 Focus Features $10M $9.6M 55% 59
Girl Most Likely July 19, 2012 Lionsgate Films
Roadside Attractions 		— $1.38M 22% 38
Fun Size October 26, 2012 Paramount Pictures $14M $11.4M 25% 37
2013 The Fifth Estate October 18, 2013 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures $26M $8.6M 36% 49
2014 Laggies May 9, 2014 A24 — $1.8M 64% 63
2015 The End of the Tour January 23, 2015 — $3M 91% 82
Spotlight November 6, 2015 Open Road Films $20M $88M 97% 93
The Revenant December 25, 2015 20th Century Fox $135M $533M 78% 76
2016 Triple 9 February 26, 2016 Open Road Films $20M $23.4M 53% 52
The Meddler April 22, 2016 Sony Pictures Classics — $3.9M 85% 68
Bastille Day StudioCanal
Focus Features 		— $9.8M 48% 48
The Good Neighbor September 16, 2016 Vertical Entertainment — — 29% 32
Collateral Beauty December 16, 2016 Warner Bros. Pictures $36M $88.2M 14% 23
2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot July 13, 2018 Amazon Studios $3.5M $4.2M 76% 67
The Wife August 17, 2018 Sony Pictures Classics
Boy Erased November 2, 2018 Focus Features $11M $11.9M 81% 69
Outlaw King[19] November 23, 2018 Netflix $120M — 63% 59
2019 The Beach Bum March 29, 2019 Neon — $4.6M 56% 55
The Chaperone March 29, 2019 PBS Distribution
The Laundromat September 27, 2019 Netflix — — 41% 57
2020 The Midnight Sky December 23, 2020 $100M $62.6K 51% 58
Worth September 3, 2021 — — 78% 66
2021 Stillwater July 30, 2021 Focus Features $20M $16.9M 75% 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, 2023 Lionsgate 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, 2024 Decal — — — —
God & Country February 16, 2024 Oscilloscope Laboratories — — — —
TBA The Uglies[20] TBA Netflix — — — —
Carnival[21] Voltage Pictures — — — —
The Underwater Welder[22] Waypoint Production — — — —
In the Garden of the King[23] Made In Africa Films — — — —
Princeless[24] Sony Pictures — — — —
Union[25] — — — — —
Time After Time[26] Lionsgate — — — —
Imagine Agents[27] 20th Century Studios — — — —
Score![28][29] Warner Bros. — — — —
Burn[30] — — — — —
What If It's Us[31] — — — — —
The Nickel Boys[32] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer — — — —

Television

Catalog of television shows produced by Anonymous Content
Year Title Air date Number of Distributor
Seasons Episodes
2002 Crime & Punishment June 16, 2002 – July 17, 2004 3 26 NBC
2014 True Detective January 12, 2014 – present 24 HBO
The Knick August 8, 2014 – December 18, 2015 2 20 Cinemax
2015 Schitt's Creek February 11, 2015 – April 7, 2020 6 80 CBC Television, Pop
Mr. Robot June 24, 2015 – December 22, 2019 4 45 USA Network
2016 Quarry September 9, 2016 – October 28, 2016 1 8 Cinemax
Berlin Station October 16, 2016 – February 17, 2019 3 29 Epix
The OA December 16, 2016 – March 22, 2019 2 16 Netflix
2017 13 Reasons Why March 31, 2017 – June 5, 2020 4 49 Netflix
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams September 17, 2017 – March 19, 2018 1 10 Channel 4, Amazon Prime Video
2018 Counterpart January 21, 2018 – February 17, 2019 2 20 Starz
The Alienist January 22, 2018 – August 9, 2020 18 TNT
Flint Town March 2, 2018 1 8 Netflix
One Dollar[33] August 30, 2018 – November 1, 2018 10 Paramount+
Maniac[34] September 21, 2018 10 Netflix
Homecoming[35] November 2, 2018 – May 22, 2020 2 17 Amazon Prime Video
2019 I Am the Night January 27, 2019 – March 4, 2019 1 6 TNT
Bonding April 24, 2019 – January 27, 2021 2 15 Netflix
Catch-22[36] May 17, 2019 1 6 Hulu
Wild Bill June 12, 2019 – July 17, 2019 6 ITV
Dickinson[37] November 1, 2019 – December 24, 2021 3 30 Apple TV+
2020 Briarpatch February 6, 2020 – April 13, 2020 1 10 USA Network
Home Before Dark April 3, 2020 – August 13, 2021 2 20 Apple TV+
When the Streetlights Go On April 3, 2020 – April 15, 2020 1 10 Quibi
Paradise Lost April 13, 2020 10 Spectrum Originals
Defending Jacob April 24, 2020 – May 29, 2020 8 Apple TV+
Love in the Time of Corona August 22, 2020 – August 23, 2020 4 Freeform
2022 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey March 11, 2022 – April 11, 2022 6 Apple TV+
Gaslit April 24, 2022 – June 12, 2022 8 Starz
Angelyne May 19, 2022 5 Peacock
Shantaram October 14, 2022 – December 16, 2022 12 Apple TV+
Random Acts of Flyness December 10, 2022 – present 6 HBO
2023 Unprisoned March 10, 2023 8 Hulu
Saint X April 26, 2023 – May 31, 2023 8 Hulu
2024 Boy Swallows Universe[citation needed] January 11, 2024 7 Netflix
Sexy Beast[38] January 25, 2024 – present 8 Paramount+
TBD Neuromancer[39] TBD 10 Apple TV+
Time Bandits[40] TBD TBD
Disclaimer
Savant
Life Is Strange[41] Hulu

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