Fifth Season (Company)
editFifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) is involved in the creation, production and distribution of feature films and premium television series.[1] Fifth Season is the film and television production company behind “Severance,” “Cha Cha Real Smooth” and “The Lost Daughter,”[2] Fifth Season is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California,[3] with offices in Los Angeles,[4] New York, London, Miami, Stockholm, Hong Kong, and Colombia.
The studio’s film titles include "In the Heights"[5] and "Just Mercy" for Warner Bros., "Book Club" and "80 for Brady" for Paramount Pictures.[6] "Blue Miracle" for Netflix, Oscar-nominated and Film Independent Spirit Awards[7] best film and director and screenplay, "The Lost Daughter" for Netflix,[8] "Ambulance" with Universal Pictures, "My Best Friend’s Exorcism" for Amazon, and Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner "Cha Cha Real Smooth"[9] for Apple Original Films.
The studio produces premium TV series including the 14 Emmy nominated "Severance," "Roar," "See" and "Truth Be Told" on Apple TV+, "Wolf Like Me" for Peacock, "Life & Beth," "Nine Perfect Strangers" and Emmy nominated "McCartney 3,2,1"[10] for Hulu, and "Tokyo Vice" for HBO Max. Fifth Season also handles global distribution for dozens of hit series, including "Killing Eve," "The Morning Show," "Normal People" and "The Night Manager."
History
editEndeavor Content
editEndeavor Content was formed in October 2017 from the WME's and IMG's film financing and scripted TV sales units, WME's advisory group for film financiers and content producers,[11] and international sales company Bloom, which continued to operate autonomously until 2018, when it was fully integrated into Endeavor Content.[12] In 2022, Endeavor Content was spun out of Endeavor.
Fifth Season Rebrand
editIn September 2022, Endeavor Content officially changed its named to Fifth Season as part of a company rebranding initiative, primarily aimed at establishing a distinctive identity separate from its former parent company Endeavor. The rebranding occurred following the acquisition of an 80% stake in Endeavor Content for $785 million by CJ ENM, a Korean studio. CJ ENM currently holds a majority stake in Fifth Season, with Endeavor retaining a 20% stake.[13] The name Fifth Season is derived from Eastern medicine, which recognizes an extra fifth season as a celebratory time of harvest in late summer. The company is run by Graham Taylor and Chris Rice, who are Co-CEOs.
References
edit- ^ "Fifth Season - LinkedIn Company Page". December 6, 2023.
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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cornfield, Greg (March 24, 2023). "Hollywood Production Company Fifth Season Signs Big Office Lease in West LA". Commercial Observer. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Fleming, Mike; Jr (May 17, 2018). "'In The Heights': Warner Bros Closing $50M Deal For Movie Rights After Hot Auction". Deadline.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Maas, Jennifer (September 7, 2022). "Endeavor Content Rebrands as Fifth Season". Variety.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kay, Jeremy (March 6, 2022). "'The Lost Daughter' wins best film, director, screenplay at 2022 Spirit Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Maggie Gyllenhaal's Directorial Debut 'The Lost Daughter' Heads To Netflix". Netflix. August 5, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Boxberger, Darryl (June 14, 2022). "Apple hosts premiere of 'Cha Cha Real Smooth' at Tribeca Festival". Affiliate Disclosure.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Pond, Steve (August 9, 2022). "How the Beatles Invaded the Emmys in 2022". TheWrap. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Sun, Rebecca (October 16, 2017). "WME and IMG Finance and Sales Groups Combine to Form Endeavor Content". The Hollywood Reporter.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hazelton, John (October 10, 2023). "Bloom to be fully integrated into Endeavor Content". Screen Daily. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Frater, Patrick (January 19, 2022). "Korea's CJ ENM Completes Acquisition of Endeavor Content". Variety.
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