Monkeypaw Productions is an American production company founded by

Jordan Peele Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his film and television work in the comedy and horror genres. Peele's breakout role came in 2003, when he was hired as a cast membe ...

in 2012. The company is known for producing horror films, such as '' Get Out'', '' Us'', '' Candyman'', '' Nope'' and '' Wendell & Wild.'' In 2019, the company signed a 5-year exclusivity deal with Universal Pictures.

Overview

In 2012, Monkeypaw Productions released the comedy series '' Key & Peele'' on January 31, 2012 on Comedy Central. When the series ended in 2015,

and Keegan-Michael Key wrote the script for the comedy film '' Keanu'' which was released on April 29, 2016 by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures. In November 2015, it was reported that Henry Selick was developing '' Wendell & Wild'', a

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adult animated feature based on an unpublished book by Selick and Clay McLeod Chapman. The film was set to star Key and Peele, the latter also being a writer and producer on the film. In March 2018, the film was picked up by Netflix. The film premiered at Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022 and was later released in theaters on October 21. Jordan Peele's directorial debut horror film '' Get Out'' was released on February 24, 2017, produced by Monkeypaw and distributed by Universal Pictures. 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. On May 16, 2017, it was announced that the company and J. J. Abrams's Bad Robot Productions were producing a horror television series titled '' Lovecraft Country'' for

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and Warner Bros. Television Studios. The series was based on and served as a continuation of the 2016 novel of the same name by Matt Ruff. The pilot was written by

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, who served as the showrunner for the series. Peele, Abrams and Ben Stephenson served as executive producers. On May 8, 2018, it was announced that Peele would write and direct '' Us'', a social horror film starring Lupita Nyong'o, Elisabeth Moss and Winston Duke. The film was released on March 22, 2019 by Universal Pictures. In 2019, ''Us'' was featured in a maze for Universal's Halloween Horror Nights and in 2022 as part of the terror tram with ''Nope''. In September 2021, Monkeypaw and Peele signed a multiyear TV deal with Universal Studio Group ending a previous first-look deal with Amazon Studios. The deal brought both film and television output under a partnership with Universal. In 2022, the original set of Jupiter's Claim, the fictional theme park featured in Peele's third directorial film '' Nope'', was added permanently as a part of Universal Studios Hollywood's

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on July 22. The set became the first Studio Tour attraction to open the same day as a film's release.Jupiter’s Claim from Jordan Peele Movie ‘Nope’ Comes to Universal Hollywood’s Studio Tour
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Feature films

In development

Short films

Television series

Podcasts

Books

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