 | |
| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television production |
| Founded | 1988; 37 years ago (1988) inNew York City, United States |
| Defunct | 2008; 17 years ago (2008) |
| Fate | Folded intoWarner Bros. Television |
| Successor | Warner Bros. Television |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Parent | New Line Cinema |
New Line Television was the television production arm of thefilm studio of the same name. It was active for about 20 years from 1988 to 2008.
The company was founded in 1988 to produceFreddy's Nightmares, a television series based on the studio'sNightmare 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 inRobert Halmi, Inc. Entertainment, a production company specializing inTelevision films andminiseries.[1][2] RHI was sold toHallmark Cards in 1994, shortly after New Line had been acquired byTurner 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 thatMatthew 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 withTime Warner on October 10, 1996. On June 16, 2000, New Line Television signed an affiliation production contract withWarner 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 withWarner 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.
| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy's Nightmares | 1988–1990 | Syndication | with Stone Television Based on the 1984 filmA Nightmare on Elm Street and its sequels byNew Line Cinema |
| Court TV: Inside America's Courts | 1993–1997 | withCourt TV | |
| The Mask: Animated Series | 1995–1997 | CBS | withFilm Roman,Dark Horse Entertainment andSunbow Entertainment Based on the 1994 filmThe Mask by New Line Cinema |
| Dumb & Dumber | 1995 | ABC | withHanna-Barbera Productions Based on the 1994 filmDumb and Dumber by New Line Cinema |
| Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | 1996 | USA Network | withFilm Roman,Threshold Entertainment and USA Studios Based on the 1995 filmMortal Kombat by New Line Cinema |
| Mortal Kombat: Konquest | 1998–1999 | Syndication | withThreshold Entertainment Based on the 1995 filmMortal 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 and20th Century Fox Television |
| Blade: The Series | 2006 | Spike | with Phantom Four Films andMarvel Entertainment Based on the 1998 filmBlade and its sequels by New Line Cinema |
| The Real Wedding Crashers | 2007 | NBC | with Katalyst Films |
| Friday: The Animated Series | MTV2 | withCubevision andMTV Animation Based on the 1995 filmFriday and its sequels by New Line Cinema | |
| High School Confidential | 2008 | WE tv | with Herizon Productions |
| Family Foreman | TV Land | ||
| Poison Ivy: The Secret Society | Lifetime | with Hush Productions Inc. and Insight Film Studios Film made for TV |
 | This sectiondoes notcite anysources. Please helpimprove this section byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged andremoved.(August 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| Motion Picture Group | .svg) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Television Group | ||||
| Other properties | ||||
| Former/defunct | ||||
| Key people | ||||
| Related | ||||
| ||||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
