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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Film Television production |
| Founded | 1994; 31 years ago (1994) |
| Founders | Mike Tollin Brian Robbins |
| Headquarters | Toluca Lake,Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Key people | Mike Tollin (1994–2013) Brian Robbins (1994–2013) |
Tollin Productions (commonly known asTP and formerly known asTollin/Robbins Productions and thenMarquee/Tollin/Robbins) is an American film and television production company founded byMike Tollin andBrian Robbins in 1994.Joe Davola was also an unofficial partner in the company and co-produced many of the company's productions along with Robbins and Tollin from 1994–2013 and 2021–present.
Tollin/Robbins Productions was formed by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin in 1994 with early shows and early films were sports documentaries.[1] AtWarner Bros. Television, he signed up its first overall deal, that of creatorRyan Murphy, who was ofPopular at that time.[2]
In 2002, Tollin/Robbins Productions (TRP) agreed to a two-year first look movie deal withParamount Pictures while having a television joint venture agreement with Warner Bros. Television. With the Paramount agreement, T/RP hired Caitlin Scanlon to head the film division which produced or directed 2-3 films a year.[3]
While two of their pilots were in consideration for pick up onABC in April 2003, Tollin/Robbins agreed to a two-year development deal, including a two-year option, profit sharing and outside sales, withTouchstone Television. In May, T/RP's agreement with Warner Bros. expired.[4]
Under the Touchstone Television deal, two series were developed, theNBC dramaInconceivable and the ABC comedySavages, that reached the small screen in the 2005–2006 season but were quickly canceled.NBC Universal Television Studio ended their television production agreement in June 2006 with T/RP with no series produced under the deal.[1]
In March 2007 with the expiration of T/RP's production deal with Disney, Tollin and Robbins decided to scale back operations of T/RP with the both of them taking on project independent of T/RP. Robbins signed a two-year first look production deal withDreamWorks, while Tollin had two movies in the works with one atLionsgate and the other with Greenestreet Pictures andMandeville Films. T/RP would handle existing production and various projects already under development.[1]
In March 2010, Tollin/Robbins sued Warner Bros. over claims of misdealing in the amount of $100 million over the profits of theSmallville series in selling the show to affiliatesThe WB andThe CW and by later includingDC Comics as a profit participate. In January 2013, Tollin Productions settled out of court with Warner Bros.[5]
| Duration | Title | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 1994–2005 | All That | Nickelodeon[4] |
| 1996–2000 | Kenan & Kel[1] | Nickelodeon |
| 1996–2002 | Arli$$ | HBO |
| 1998–2001 | Cousin Skeeter | Nickelodeon |
| 1999–2002 | The Amanda Show[1] | Nickelodeon |
| 2000 | Hype | The WB |
| 2001–2011 | Smallville | The WB /The CW[4] |
| 2001–2002 | The Nightmare Room | Kids' WB |
| 2002–2003 | The Nick Cannon Show | Nickelodeon[4] |
| 2002–2003 | Slamball | TNN /Spike TV[4] |
| 2002–2006 | What I Like About You[1] | The WB |
| 2002–2003 | Birds of Prey | The WB |
| 2003–2004 | I'm with Her | ABC |
| 2003–2012 | One Tree Hill[1] | The WB / The CW |
| 2004 | The Days | ABC |
| 2005 | Global Frequency | The WB |
| 2005 | Inconceivable[1] | NBC |
| 2006 | Crumbs | ABC |
| 2006 | Bonds on Bonds | ESPN |
| 2007 | The Bronx Is Burning | ESPN[1] |
| 2012–2013 | Wedding Band | TBS |
| 2021 | Klutch Academy | BET |
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