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Rideback (formerly Lin Pictures until 2018) is a film and television production company formed on December 12, 2007 by producer
Dan Lin Dan Lin (; born April 8, 1973) is a Taiwanese-American film and television producer. He is the chairman of Netflix Films and the founder of Rideback (formerly Lin Pictures until 2018), a film and television production company that he formed ...
. Its notable films include ''
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'' franchise.


History

On December 12, 2007,
Dan Lin Dan Lin (; born April 8, 1973) is a Taiwanese-American film and television producer. He is the chairman of Netflix Films and the founder of Rideback (formerly Lin Pictures until 2018), a film and television production company that he formed ...
announced that he would leave Warner Bros. as senior vice president of production, to launch his company Lin Pictures. In 2008, the studio hired Jon Silk as vice president of production and Stephen Gilchrist as director of development for film production. In 2011, they launched its own roots into television, signing a deal with Warner Bros. Television, to produce TV shows, and hired Jennifer Gwartz to run the new television division with Dan Lin. In 2014, the studio was successful in the television industry when their first TV show ''
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'' was picked up to series by
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. It even gained more success when the studio's second TV series ''
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'' by
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and it ended up gaining more success. In 2017, they hired TriStar Television executive Lindsey Liberatore as senior vice president of its television unit. In 2018, the studio was renamed to Rideback, as a next generation company to focus on filmmaker collaboration. In 2019, the studio and
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decided to launch the Rideback TV Incubator and kick off with the inaugural class of writers and mentors for the TV incubator. The company most recently signed a deal with
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. In February 2024, Lin left Rideback to join
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as head of film, with Jonathan Eirich and Michael LoFaso being promoted to co-CEOs. Lin will continue to serve as a board member on the non-profit group Rideback Rise.


Filmography


Theatrical films


2000s


2010s


2020s


Upcoming


Direct-to-video/streaming films


2010s


TV shows


2010s


2020s


References


External links


Official website

Lin Pictures
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Rideback
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