New Line Television was the television production arm of the film studio of the same name. It was active for about 20 years from 1988 to 2008.
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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television production |
| Founded | 1988 in New York City, United States |
| Defunct | 2008 |
| Fate | Folded into Warner Bros. Television |
| Successor | Warner Bros. Television |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Parent | New Line Cinema |
History
editThe company was founded in 1988 to produce Freddy's Nightmares, a television series based on the studio's Nightmare on Elm Street film series. Following the series's cancellation in 1990, New Line Cinema launched its own television unit a year later.[a]
In 1990, New Line bought a majority stake in Robert Halmi, Inc. Entertainment, a production company specializing in Television films and miniseries.[1][2] RHI was sold to Hallmark Cards in 1994, shortly after New Line had been acquired by Turner Broadcasting System.[3] New Line once had a television distribution shop, New Line Television Distribution, which was previously affiliated with RHI. On October 21, 1992, New Line and RHI was in negotiations to handle management of RHI catalog product.[4]
On February 15, 1999, producer Trilogy Entertainment Group had signed an exclusive development deal with the studio to produce television projects, mostly for syndication, cable and the networks.[5] On April 28, 2000, it was announced that Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher, a program New Line is planning on to debut for syndication would debut instead on the Sci-Fi Channel, eventually making it into a made-for-TV movie.[6]
Turner Broadcasting System merged with Time Warner on October 10, 1996. On June 16, 2000, New Line Television signed an affiliation production contract with Warner Bros. Television to produce network series for a two-year period.[7] From October 2006, MGM Television began distributing New Line's films and television series.
On February 28, 2008, New Line Cinema was merged with Warner Bros. and hence ceased to exist as a separate entity. In turn, New Line Television was folded into Warner Bros.'s television division.[8]
Warner Bros. Television would later revive the New Line brand in 2016 as a speciality producer for new and upcoming television adaptations based on New Line’s forte.
Television series produced
edit| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy's Nightmares | 1988–1990 | Syndication | with Stone Television Based on the 1984 film A Nightmare on Elm Street and its sequels by New Line Cinema |
| Court TV: Inside America's Courts | 1993–1997 | with Court TV | |
| The Mask: Animated Series | 1995–1997 | CBS | with Film Roman, Dark Horse Entertainment and Sunbow Entertainment Based on the 1994 film The Mask by New Line Cinema |
| Dumb & Dumber | 1995 | ABC | with Hanna-Barbera Productions Based on the 1994 film Dumb and Dumber by New Line Cinema |
| Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | 1996 | USA Network | with Film Roman, Threshold Entertainment and USA Studios Based on the 1995 film Mortal Kombat by New Line Cinema |
| Mortal Kombat: Konquest | 1998–1999 | TNT | with Threshold Entertainment Based on the 1995 film Mortal Kombat by New Line Cinema |
| Breaking News | 2002 | Bravo | with Trilogy Entertainment Group |
| The Twilight Zone | 2002–2003 | UPN | with Spirit Dance Entertainment, Trilogy Entertainment Group and Joshmax Production Services |
| Masterminds | 2003–2007 | History Television | with Red Apple Entertainment |
| Amish in the City | 2004 | UPN | with Stick Figure Productions |
| Kitchen Confidential | 2005 | Fox | with Hemingson Entertainment, Darren Star Productions and 20th Century Fox Television |
| Blade: The Series | 2006 | Spike | with Phantom Four Films and Marvel Entertainment Based on the 1998 film Blade and its sequels by New Line Cinema |
| The Real Wedding Crashers | 2007 | NBC | with Katalyst Films |
| Friday: The Animated Series | MTV2 | with Cubevision and MTV Animation Based on the 1995 film Friday and its sequels by New Line Cinema | |
| High School Confidential | 2008 | WE tv | with Herizon Productions |
| Family Foreman | TV Land |
Television distribution series
edit- The Lost World (1999–2002)
Notes
edit- ^ Freddy's Nightmares was distributed in syndication by Lorimar-Telepictures from 1988–1989. Warner Bros. purchased Lorimar-Telepictures in 1989 and assumed distribution for the remainder of the series's run.
References
edit- ^ Citron, Alan (June 6, 1990). "Qintex Entertainment to Sell Virtually All of Its Assets". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ "BUSINESS PEOPLE; President for TV Unit At New Line Cinema". The New York Times. November 16, 1991. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
- ^ Lippman, John (April 27, 1994). "Hallmark to Buy TV Movie Producer RHI Entertainment". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ Huff, Richard (October 21, 1992). "RHI talking to New Line about handling catalog". Variety. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (February 16, 1999). "Trilogy inks with New Line". Variety. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ Bernstein, Paula; Grego, Melissa (April 28, 2000). "NL's 'Monster' out of syndie, onto Sci Fi". Variety. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ Adalian, Josef; Schneider, Michael (June 16, 2000). "New Line, WB TV link up". Variety. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ "It's Official - New Line Cinema is Dead!". FirstShowing.net. February 28, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
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