Film and television production, and a talent management company
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 , who had left Propaganda Films , Dave Morrison and Gore Verbinski .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] The company initially had a deal with USA Films to produce its pictures.[ 5] The company begin taking on the Anonymous Content name in 2000.[ 6] In 2002, AC made its first foray into television with Crime & Punishment , a reality show that ran for three seasons on NBC .[ 7]
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.[ 8]
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.[ 9] [ 10]
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.[ 11]
Divisions and ventures
AC Independent
In 2022, Anonymous Content launched its sales and finance division, AC Independent.[ 12]
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.[ 13]
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.[ 14]
Joint ventures
As of 2023, the company currently has five international joint ventures. Among them are a partnership with Spain's Morena Films,[ 15] AC Chapter One in the UK with Casarotto and United Agents[ 16] Anonymous Federation in France,[ 17] AC Nordic, and AC Brazil.[ 15]
In-development projects
Film projects
In December 2024, Vulture reported that Anonymous Content and Alex Gibney was developing a documentary about the killing of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson and suspect Luigi Mangione .[ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
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.[ 21] It also announced that it would adapt Ursula Le Guin 's 1974 novel The Dispossessed as a series.[ 22] In October 2023, CD Projekt announced that AC would be developing a live-action series within the universe of Cyberpunk 2077 .[ 23]
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 [ 24]
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 FilmsGrindstone 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
—
—
—
—
The American
May 17, 2024
Vertical
—
—
—
—
War Game
August 2, 2024
Submarine Deluxe Decal
—
—
—
—
Uglies [ 25]
September 13, 2024
Netflix
—
—
—
—
Union [ 26]
October 18, 2024
Level Ground Productions
—
—
—
—
Nickel Boys [ 27]
December 13, 2024[ 28] [ 29]
Amazon MGM Studios
—
—
—
—
2025
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna [ 30]
March 11, 2025
Hulu
—
—
—
—
Orwell: 2+2=5 [ 31]
TBA 2025
Neon
—
—
—
—
TBA
Carnival [ 32]
TBA
Voltage Pictures
—
—
—
—
The Underwater Welder [ 33]
Waypoint Production
—
—
—
—
In the Garden of the King [ 34]
Made In Africa Films
—
—
—
—
Princeless [ 35]
Sony Pictures Releasing
—
—
—
—
Time After Time [ 36]
Lionsgate
—
—
—
—
Imagine Agents [ 37]
20th Century Studios
—
—
—
—
Score! [ 38] [citation needed ]
Warner Bros.
—
—
—
—
Burn [ 39]
—
—
—
—
—
What If It's Us [ 40]
—
—
—
—
—
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
4
30
HBO
The Knick
August 8, 2014 – December 18, 2015
2
20
Cinemax
2015
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
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 [ 41]
August 30, 2018 – November 1, 2018
10
CBS All Access
Maniac [ 42]
September 21, 2018
Netflix
Homecoming [ 43]
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 [ 44]
May 17, 2019
1
6
Hulu
Wild Bill
June 12, 2019 – July 17, 2019
ITV
Dickinson [ 45]
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
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+
Anatomy of a Scandal
April 15, 2022
6
Netflix
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 – December 24, 2022
6
HBO
2023
Unprisoned
March 10, 2023 – July 17, 2024
2
16
Hulu
Saint X
April 26, 2023 – May 31, 2023
1
8
2024
Boy Swallows Universe [ 46]
January 11, 2024
7
Netflix
Sexy Beast [ 47]
January 25, 2024
8
Paramount+
Time Bandits [ 48]
July 24, 2024 – August 21, 2024
10
Apple TV+
Disclaimer [ 49]
October 11, 2024 – November 8, 2024
7
TBD
Neuromancer [ 50]
TBD
10
Life Is Strange [ 51]
TBD
TBD
Hulu
The Savant [ 52]
1
8
Apple TV+
East of Eden [ 53]
7
Netflix
Little House on the Prairie [ 54]
TBD
TBD
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