 Logo used since 2019 | |
| Formerly | Universal Cable Productions LLC (2008–19) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Television production Television syndication |
| Predecessor | USA Cable Entertainment |
| Founded | 1 June 2008; 17 years ago (2008-06-01) |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Jennifer Gwartz (EVP)[1] |
| Products | |
| Parent | NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group (2008–2019) Universal Studio Group (2019–present) |
| Website | nbcuni.com/ucp |
Universal Content Productions LLC (UCP)[2], formerly known asUniversal Cable Productions LLC is an Americantelevision production company operating within theUniversal Studio Group division ofNBCUniversal, which is a wholly owned subsidiary ofComcast.[3]
In July 2008, Universal Cable Productions was split off fromUniversal Media Studios (UMS) and placed into NBC Universal's NBCU Cable Entertainment division. Originally, UCP was set up to produce shows forUSA Network,Syfy, and other cable channels, and was a successor-in-interest to Universal's former cable production divisionUSA Cable Entertainment, which was obtained via Vivendi Universal's acquisition ofUSA Networks' entertainment assets in 2001 and folded intoNBC Universal Television Studio in 2004 when NBC merged with Vivendi Universal to formNBC Universal.[3] Cable-produced shows byUniversal Media Studios, including shows that were previously produced under the USA Cable Entertainment name, were produced under Universal Cable Productions.
Since then, UCP has moved to producing shows for any network or channel, broadcast or cable. Its NBCU Broadcasting counterpart,Universal Television, has also moved to be a full-service TV studio.[4]
In early 2019, Universal Cable Productions changed its name to Universal Content Productions to reflect its move into streaming, with production ofThe Umbrella Academy for Netflix andPeacock.[5] In October 2019, Universal Content Productions, along withUniversal Television, was transferred fromNBCUniversal Broadcast, Cable, Sports and News toNBCUniversal Content Studios.[6]
UCP announced in November 2019 the 2020 launch of their podcast channel UCP Audio. The studio will produce both scripted and unscripted content with the first scripted podcast from Esmail Corp.[7] It was announced that Dawn Olmstead would leave in order to join Anonymous Content.[8] In February 2021, UCP started an Asian incubator program, withSoo Hugh being one of the first overall deals.[9] In May 2021, UCP Audio was renamed USG Audio.[10] In May 2021, Jennifer Gwartz joined the company after she left20th Television.[11] In 2021,Elliot Page has signed a deal with the studio.[12]
| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2001–2011 | NBC/USA Network | co-production withWolf Films UCP co-produced the series from 2008 to 2011 when it moved to NBC's sister channel USA |
| Monk | 2002–2009 | USA Network | co-production withMandeville Films andTouchstone Television UCP only co-produced the final two seasons. |
| Battlestar Galactica | 2004–2009 | Syfy | continued fromUniversal Television co-production with David Eick Productions, R&D TV andSky UK UCP only co-produced the final season Revival of the1978–1979 series of the same name by Glen A. Larson. |
| Psych | 2006–2014 | USA Network | co-production with Pacific Mountain Productions and Tagline Television. UCP only co-produced seasons 3–8. |
| Eureka | 2006–2012 | Syfy | continued fromUniversal Television UCP only handled the final three seasons. |
| In Plain Sight | 2008–2012 | USA Network | co-production with Pirates' Cove Entertainment (seasons 1–2), Tiny Clambake Productions (season 2), McNamara Paper Products (season 3) and Frontier Pictures (seasons 4–5) UCP handled the rest of the series with Universal Media Studios handling the first few episodes. |
| The Starter Wife | 2008 | co-production with Haypop Productions,3 Arts Entertainment and McGibbon-Parriott Productions | |
| Royal Pains | 2009–2016 | co-production with 34 Films,Prospect Park and Open 4 Business Productions | |
| Warehouse 13 | 2009–2014 | Syfy | |
| Caprica | 2010 | ||
| Covert Affairs | 2010–2014 | USA Network | co-production with Corman & Ord and Hypnotic Films & Television |
| Being Human | 2011–2014 | Syfy | co-production.withMuse Entertainment Enterprises UCP replacedZodiak Media as the co-production company for the International release of the show's fourth season. |
| Fairly Legal | 2011–2012 | USA Network | co-production with Steve Stark Productions, Garfield St. Productions, and Ocko & Company |
| Suits | 2011–2019 | co-production with Untitled Korsh Company and Hypnotic Films & Television | |
| Necessary Roughness | 2011–2013 | co-production with Still Married Productions andSony Pictures Television | |
| Alphas | 2011–2012 | Syfy | co-production withBermanBraun |
| Against the Wall | 2011 | Lifetime | co-production with Paid My Dues Productions and Open 4 Business Productions |
| I Just Want My Pants Back | 2011–2012 | MTV | co-production with Hypnotic |
| Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome | 2012 | Machinima.com | |
| Defiance | 2013–2015 | Syfy | co-production with Five & Dime Productions |
| Playing House | 2014–2017 | USA Network | co-production withA24, Parham St. Clair Productions and Open 4 Business Productions |
| Satisfaction | 2014–2015 | co-production with Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment, Rhythm Arts Entertainment andSony Pictures Television | |
| Dominion | 2014–2015 | Syfy | co-production with FanFare Productions, Film Afrika,Bold Films, andSony Pictures Television Based on the 2010 filmLegion byScreen Gems |
| Ascension | 2014 | co-production withSea to Sky Entertainment, Levens,Blumhouse Productions andLionsgate Television | |
| Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | 2014–2018 | Bravo | co-production with Tiny Pyro Productions |
| 12 Monkeys | 2015–2018 | Syfy | co-production with Division Street andAtlas Entertainment Based on the1995 film of the same name byUniversal Pictures |
| Dig | 2015 | USA Network | co-production withTailwind Productions, G. Raff Productions, The Jackal Group andKeshet International |
| The Royals | 2015–2018 | E! | co-production with Mastermind Laboratories,Varsity Pictures andLionsgate Television |
| Killjoys | 2015–2019 | Syfy | co-production with Mendacity Pictures,Bell Media andTemple Street Productions UCP only handles the International release of the series. |
| Mr. Robot | USA Network | co-production withAnonymous Content and Esmail Corp | |
| Difficult People | 2015–2017 | Hulu | co-production withPaper Kite Productions,3 Arts Entertainment andJax Media |
| Childhood's End | 2015 | Syfy | co-production with Michael De Luca Productions, Monastic Productions andWeed Road Pictures |
| The Magicians | 2015–2020 | co-production with McNamara Moving Company, Man Sewing Dinosaur and Groundswell Productions | |
| Colony | 2016–2018 | USA Network | co-production with Carlton Cuse Productions, (season 1) Cuse Productions (season 2), Genre Arts (season 3) andLegendary Television |
| Hunters | 2016 | Syfy | co-production with Gangtackle Entertainment andValhalla Entertainment |
| Queen of the South | 2016–2021 | USA Network | co-production with Frequency Films, Friendly Films, Skeeter Rosenbaum Productions,Touchstone Television (seasons 1–4) and20th Television (season 5) |
| HarmonQuest | 2016–2019 | Seeso/VRV | co-production with Harmonious Claptrap andStarburns Industries |
| Falling Water | 2016–2018 | USA Network | co-production with Gangtackle Productions andValhalla Entertainment |
| Aftermath | 2016 | Syfy | co-production withBell Media and Halfire Entertainment |
| Channel Zero | 2016–2018 | co-production with Eat The Cat and UTMK Limited | |
| Eyewitness | 2016 | USA Network | co-production with Adi TV Studios |
| Shooter | 2016–2018 | co-production with Leverage Entertainment, Closest to the Hole Productions andParamount Television Based onthe 2007 film of the same name byParamount Pictures | |
| Incorporated | 2016–2017 | Syfy | co-production withPearl Street Films, Algorithm Entertainment andCBS Television Studios |
| Imposters | 2017–2018 | Bravo | co-production with Villa Walk Productions and Riverrun Films |
| The Arrangement | E! | co-production with Sneaky Pictures, Inc.,All3Media America and Main Event Media | |
| Blood Drive | 2017 | Syfy | co-production with Strong & Dobbs |
| The Sinner | 2017–2021 | USA Network | co-production with Iron Ocean |
| Damnation | 2017–2018 | co-production with No Possum Productions, Entertainment 360, Turnpike andNetflix | |
| Happy! | 2017–2019 | Syfy | co-production withOriginal Film, Littleton Road and Hypernormal (season 2) Netflix distributed the series in other countries |
| Unsolved | 2018 | USA Network | co-production with HemingwayTaylor |
| Impulse | 2018–2019 | YouTube Premium | co-production with Hypnotic |
| The Purge[13] | USA Network | co-production withBlumhouse Television,Platinum Dunes,[14] Man in a Tree Productions and Racket Squad Productions (season 1) Based onthe 2013 film of the same name and its sequels byUniversal Pictures | |
| Dirty John | 2018–2020 | Bravo/USA Network | co-production withAtlas Entertainment, Los Angeles Times Studios and Nutmegger |
| Homecoming | Amazon Prime Video | co-production withAmazon Studios,Anonymous Content, Esmail Corp,Gimlet Media,Red Om Films and We Here At | |
| Deadly Class | 2019 | Syfy | co-production withGozie AGBO, Chipmunk Hill, Getaway Entertainment, Giant Generator, 2 Miles Entertainment andSony Pictures Television |
| The Act[15] | Hulu[16] | co-production with Eat the Cat and Writ Large | |
| The Umbrella Academy[17] | 2019–2024 | Netflix | co-production withDark Horse Entertainment, Borderline Entertainment (seasons 1–2) and Irish Cowboy (seasons 3–4) |
| Pearson | 2019 | USA Network | co-production with Untitled Korsh Company, Hypnotic Films & Television and Major Migraine, Inc. |
| Treadstone | 2019–2020 | co-production withCaptivate Entertainment,Tailwind Productions and Imperative Entertainment | |
| Dare Me | co-production with Megan Abbott, Drowning Girl Productions, Fair Harbour Productions and Film 44 | ||
| Briarpatch | 2020 | co-production with Anonymous Content, Voodoo Ltd., Esmail Corp andParamount Television Studios | |
| The At Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane | Peacock | co-production withJax Media andFuzzy Door Productions | |
| Brave New World | co-production withAmblin Television and David Wiener | ||
| A Wilderness of Error | FX | co-production with Truth Media, Rachael Horovitz Prods.,Blumhouse Television andFXP | |
| Resident Alien | 2021–2025 | Syfy/USA Network | co-production with Jocko Productions,Amblin Television andDark Horse Entertainment |
| Punky Brewster | 2021 | Peacock | co-production with Armogida Brothers Productions, Main Event Media andUniversal Television Remake ofthe 1984–88 series of the same name by NBC Productions |
| Dr. Death | 2021–2023 | co-production with Littleton Road Productions,Escape Artists andWondery | |
| Dr Death: The Undoctored Story | 2021 | co-production withWondery and Peacock Media Productions | |
| One of Us Is Lying | 2021–2022 | co-production with 5MM | |
| Chucky | 2021–2024 | Syfy USA Network | co-production with Pheidippides, David Kirschner Productions and Eat The Cat Based on the 1988 filmChild's Play byUnited Artists, as well as its sequels byUniversal Pictures andRogue Pictures |
| Joe vs. Carole | 2022 | Peacock | co-production withMatchbox Pictures andWondery |
| The Girl from Plainville | Hulu | co-production with Happy Friday Productions, Lewellen Pictures, Echo Lake Entertainment and Littleton Road Productions | |
| Gaslit | Starz | co-production with Esmail Corp.,Anonymous Content, Red Om Films, andSlate | |
| Candy[18] | Hulu[19] | co-production with Eat The Cat, Iron Ocean, Boss Clown Productions and20th Television | |
| Angelyne | Peacock | co-production withEsmail Corp, Compostition 8,The Hollywood Reporter andAnonymous Content | |
| Queer as Folk[20] | co-production withRed Production Company,All3Media International, Piece of Work and Furnace Room Films | ||
| The Resort | 2022 | co-production with Esmail Corp,Anonymous Content, Quadraturin and All for Ramonez | |
| The End Is Nye[21][22][23] | co-production withUniversal Television Alternative Studio,Fuzzy Door Productions and Beetlecod Productions | ||
| Quantum Leap | 2022–2024 | NBC | co-production withUniversal Television, Dean Georgaris Entertainment 2.0 and Quinn's House |
| A Friend of the Family[24] | 2022 | Peacock | co-production with Eat the Cat |
| Based on a True Story[25] | 2023–2024 | co-production with Overlook Productions andAggregate Films | |
| Scott Pilgrim Takes Off[26] | 2023 | Netflix | co-production with Marc Platt Productions, Complete Fiction, Faust Av andScience Saru |
| Ted | 2024–present | Peacock | co-production withFuzzy Door Productions andMRC Television Based on the2012 film of the same name bySeth MacFarlane |
| Apples Never Fall | 2024 | co-production withMatchbox Pictures, Call Me Mel Productions Inc.,Universal International Studios andHeyday Television | |
| Teacup[27] | co-production with Parkside Baroo, Inc.,Atomic Monster and Population | ||
| Hysteria![28][29] | co-production with Good Fear Content, GoldDay, Drive–Thru Productions and Cat Dead, Details Later, Inc. | ||
| Suits LA | 2025 | NBC | co-production with Untitled Korsh Company and Hypnotic Films & Television[30] |
| Long Bright River | Peacock | co-production withOriginal Film, Pascal Pictures, Black Mass Productions and Sony Pictures Television | |
| Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy[31] | October 16, 2024 | co-production withNBC News Studios and Littleton Road Productions Based on the documentary of the same name by NBC News Studios | |
| Cape Fear | TBA | Apple TV+ | upcoming; co-production with Eat the Cat and Amblin Television Based on the1991 film of the same name by Universal Pictures[32] |
| Copenhagen | Peacock | upcoming; co-production with Atomic Monster | |
| The Five-Star Weekend | upcoming; co-production with Dinner Party Productions | ||
| The 'Burbs | upcoming; co-production with Fuzzy Door Productions andImagine Entertainment Based on the1989 film of the same name byJoe Dante | ||
| Ted: The Animated Series | upcoming; co-production with Fuzzy Door Productions and MRC Television Based on the 2012 film of same name by Seth MacFarlane[33] | ||
| UntitledCasper the Friendly Ghost live-action series | upcoming; co-production withDreamWorks Animation Television | ||
| The Von Bulow Affair | Investigation Discovery | upcoming; Based on the book of the same name byWilliam Wright | |
| All the Colors of the Dark | TBA | upcoming; co-production with Thousand Voices and Dinner Party Productions Based on the novel of the same name byChris Whitaker[34] | |
| 1313 | upcoming; co-production with Atomic Monster and LAB Brew Based on the 1964 TV seriesThe Munsters byAllan Burns andChris Hayward[35] |
| Title | Network | Original run | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The End Up | UCP Audio | Upcoming | near-future scripted podcast produced by Esmail Corp.[7] |
| House of Prayer | unscripted podcast about an investigation into an alleged cult[7] | ||
| Untitled troubled-teen industry podcast | unscripted podcast about a lost teen takes a look at the business of therapeutic schools and their links to politicians, Hollywood and a cults[7] |
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