 Monkeypaw Productions'vanity plate; a heavily simplified version is used as its logo | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | |
| Founded | 2012; 13 years ago (2012) |
| Founder | Jordan Peele |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California ,United States |
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| Website | monkeypawproductions |
Monkeypaw Productions is an American film and television production company founded byJordan Peele in 2012.[3] It is known for producing horror films, such asGet Out,Us,Candyman,Nope, andWendell & Wild, as well as other films, such asKeanu andMonkey Man.
On October 1, 2019, the company signed a 5-year exclusivity deal withUniversal Pictures.[4]
In 2012,Jordan Peele launched Monkeypaw Productions and released the comedy seriesKey & Peele on January 31, 2012, onComedy Central.[5] After the series ended in 2015, Peele andKeegan-Michael Key wrote the script for the action comedy filmKeanu which was released on April 29, 2016, byNew Line Cinema andWarner Bros. Pictures.[6]
On September 21, 2015, it was announced that Peele would write and direct his directorial debut feature filmGet Out, a social horror film starringDaniel Kaluuya andAllison Williams which was released on February 24, 2017, byUniversal Pictures.[7] Following the success of the film, Peele signed a two-year, first-look deal with Universal. The deal was made with the intention of highlighting stories and creatives from marginalized communities.[8]
On November 3, 2015, it was reported thatHenry Selick was developingWendell & Wild, a stop motion animated horror comedy film based on an unpublished book by Selick and Clay McLeod Chapman.[9][10] The film was set to star Key and Peele, the latter also being a writer and producer on the film.[9] In March 2018, the film was picked up byNetflix.[11] The film premiered atTIFF on September 11, 2022, and was later released on October 28, 2022.[10]
On May 16, 2017, it was announced that the company andBad Robot were producing a horror television series titledLovecraft Country forHBO andWarner Bros. Television Studios. The series was based on and served as a continuation of the 2016novel of the same name byMatt Ruff. The pilot was written byMisha Green, who served as the showrunner for the series. Peele,J. J. Abrams andBen Stephenson served as executive producers.[12] The series premiered on August 16, 2020.
On May 8, 2018, it was announced that Peele would write and direct his second feature filmUs, a horror film starringLupita Nyong'o,Winston Duke andElisabeth Moss. The film was released on March 22, 2019, by Universal Pictures.[13] In 2019,Us was featured in a maze forUniversal's Halloween Horror Nights and in 2022 as part of the terror tram.
On November 9, 2020, it was announced that Peele would write and direct his third feature filmNope, a science fiction horror film starring Daniel Kaluuya,Keke Palmer andSteven Yeun was released on July 22, 2022, by Universal Pictures. The original set of Jupiter's Claim, the fictional theme park featured in the film was added permanently as a part ofUniversal Studios Hollywood'sStudio Tour. The set became the first Studio Tour attraction to open the same day as a film's release.[14] In 2022,Nope was featured atUniversal's Halloween Horror Nights as part of the terror tram withUs.
On September 1, 2021, Monkeypaw and Peele signed a multiyear TV deal withUniversal Studio Group ending a previous first-look deal withAmazon Studios. The deal brought both film and television output under a partnership with Universal.[15]
On March 20, 2023, it was announced that Peele would write and direct his fourth feature film. It was scheduled to be released on December 25, 2024, by Universal Pictures, but was removed from Universal's schedule due to the2023 Hollywood labor disputes, before being rescheduled to October 23, 2026. On September 2, 2025, the film was removed from Universal's 2026 release schedule.[16][17][18]
In 2023, Monkeypaw participated in the bidding war forZach Cregger's mystery horror filmWeapons, in conjunction with Universal Pictures, but after losing the auction, Peele parted ways with longtime managers Joel Zadak and Peter Principato, the latter of whom was also Cregger's manager.[19][20]
On April 23, 2025, it was reported byDeadline that three vice presidents and four to five junior staffers were laid off, causing many to question the stability of Monkeypaw moving forward.[21]
| Release date | Title | Director(s) | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2016 | Keanu | Peter Atencio | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| February 24, 2017 | Get Out | Jordan Peele | Universal Pictures |
| August 10, 2018 | BlacKkKlansman | Spike Lee | Focus Features |
| March 22, 2019 | Us | Jordan Peele | Universal Pictures |
| August 27, 2021 | Candyman | Nia DaCosta | |
| July 22, 2022 | Nope | Jordan Peele | |
| September 2, 2022 | Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. | Adamma Ebo | Focus Features |
| October 28, 2022 | Wendell & Wild | Henry Selick | Netflix |
| April 5, 2024 | Monkey Man | Dev Patel | Universal Pictures |
| September 19, 2025 | Him | Justin Tipping |
| Release date | Title | Director(s) | Distributor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2022 | Moshari[22] | Nuhash Humayun | Little Big Films Monkeypaw Productions Left Handed Films |
| June 7, 2025 | Neverland[23] | Ti West | Republic Records Wicked Awesome Records |
| September 6, 2025[24] | Imago | Ariel Zengotita | Universal Pictures |
| Morty | Chandler Crump | ||
| The Pigs Underneath | Charlie Dennis | ||
| Thick Skin | Helena Hawkes | ||
| Spilled Milk | Jared Leaf |
| Year(s) | Title | Creator(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2015 | Key & Peele | Keegan-Michael Key Jordan Peele | Comedy Central |
| 2018–2021 | The Last O.G. | John Carcieri Jordan Peele | TBS |
| 2019 | Weird City | Charlie Sanders Jordan Peele | YouTube Premium |
| Lorena | Joshua Rofé | Amazon Prime Video | |
| 2019–2020 | The Twilight Zone | Simon Kinberg Jordan Peele Marco Ramirez | CBS All Access |
| 2020–2023 | Hunters | David Weil | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2020 | Lovecraft Country | Misha Green | HBO |
| 2024–present | Scare Tactics | Scott Hallock Kevin Healey | USA Network |
| Year | Title | Creator(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Quiet Part Loud | Jordan Peele Mimi O'Donnell Win Rosenfeld | Spotify |
| Chutzpah: Hunters Presents True Stories of Resistance | Jordan Peele David Weil | — |
| Publication date | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| November 26, 2019 | Get Out: The Complete Annotated Screenplay | Jordan Peele |
| October 3, 2023 | Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror | Various Authors |
| September 3, 2024 | Us: The Complete Annotated Screenplay | Jordan Peele |
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| TBA | OD | Kojima Productions | Xbox Game Studios |
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