Valhalla Entertainment Productions, Inc. is an American film and television

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. Their productions include

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's ''The Walking Dead'' television series, its companion series, '' Fear the Walking Dead,'' and the spin-off, '' The Walking Dead: World Beyond.''

History

Formerly Pacific Western Productions, the company was founded by producer

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in 1982, and it was folded into Valhalla Motion Pictures in 2000. In 1988, Gale Anne Hurd launched a label No Frills Film, devoted to producing lower budget and independent films, usually with the nature of B-movie. In 1993, No Frills Film was merged into Pacific Western Productions. Five years later, Gale Anne Hurd formed another production label, Valhalla Motion Pictures, which was ultimately merged with Pacific Western Productions in 2000. The same year it signed a first-look deal with Kinowelt USA, which was acquired by

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after Kinowelt was forced into bankruptcy. In 2001, Valhalla Motion Pictures launched a television division that its main focus was on producing television shows and movies for networks and syndication. Valhalla had an overall deal with

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to develop new television and digital programs, which was renewed in 2015. Valhalla produced

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's drama series, ''Falling Water'', and

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's original series, ''Lore''. In the comic book industry, Valhalla has created a six-issue mini-series comic book, ''The Scourge'', for

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, and a four-issue comic book mini-series, ''ANTI'', for 12 Gauge Comics. ''Dead Man's Run'', which was created for Aspen Comics by

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. On February 7, 2017, Valhalla Motion Pictures merged into Valhalla Entertainment, which was originally formed in 1996.

Filmography

Films

Comic books

Documentaries

Television

Television shows

Television movies

Logo

On March 24, 2016, the

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denied a trademark registration by

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on the grounds there was likelihood of confusion between Valhalla Motion Pictures and Valhalla Games Studios' mark.United States Patent and Trademark Office Opposition No. 91206662
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References

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External links

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