Sunday Night Productions is an American film and television
production company
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founded by
John Krasinski
John Burke Krasinski (; born October 20, 1979) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom ''The Office'' (2005–2013), where he was also a producer and occasional director. He directed, co-w ...
and Allyson Seeger in 2013. It has produced the television series ''
Lip Sync Battle
''Lip Sync Battle'' is an American musical reality competition television series that premiered on April 2, 2015, on the American cable network Spike, later known as Paramount Network. The show is based on an idea by Stephen Merchant and John ...
'', ''
Dream Corp LLC'', and ''
Jack Ryan'', the
YouTube
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streaming news show ''
Some Good News'' (2020), and the films ''
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men'' (2009), ''
Promised Land
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'' (2012), ''
The Hollars'' (2016), and ''
A Quiet Place
''A Quiet Place'' is a 2018 American post-apocalyptic horror film directed by John Krasinski. The screenplay was written by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods from a story they conceived, with contributions by Krasinski after he joined the project. T ...
'' (2018).
History
In 2013, John Krasinski and Allyson Seeger formed Sunday Night Productions with Krasinski's earnings from ''
The Office
''The Office'' is the title of several mockumentary sitcoms based on a British series originally created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as '' The Office'' in 2001. The original series also starred Gervais as manager and primary charac ...
''. In May 2014, Krasinski and Seeger produced his film ''
The Hollars'', which was acquired by
Sony Pictures Classics
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. In September 2014, Krasinski would produce both Shawn Wines' law student turned garbage collection comedy, as well as Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan's workplace/family hybrid through Sunday Night for
NBC
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, but, there have been no further developments for both shows. In November 2015, it was announced that Krasinski and Seeger will co-produce ''
Dream Corp, LLC'' with
Stephen Merchant
Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, writer, director, and actor. He was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series ''The Office (British TV series), The Office'' (2001–2003), and co-writer ...
for
Adult Swim
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. In September 2016, it was announced that Krasinski and Seeger will co-produce Alex Carter's adaptation of the ''My Bad Parent'' book and blog for Fox, but there have been no further developments since. In March 2017, it was announced that Krasinski and Seeger will co-produce the film ''
A Quiet Place
''A Quiet Place'' is a 2018 American post-apocalyptic horror film directed by John Krasinski. The screenplay was written by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods from a story they conceived, with contributions by Krasinski after he joined the project. T ...
'' with
Platinum Dunes for
Paramount Pictures
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, with Krasinski also co-writing and directing.
Projects previously and currently in development
In 2013, Krasinski sold a spec script to produce an action-adventure movie he wrote with
Oren Uziel
Oren Uziel (born June 28, 1974) is an American film screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on '' Mortal Kombat: Rebirth'' (2010), ''22 Jump Street'' (2014), ''The Cloverfield Paradox'' (2018), and '' The Lost City'' (2022) ...
for
Warner Bros
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.
In April 2018, Krasinski and Platinum Dunes will produce the sci-fi thriller ''Life on Mars'', based on a short story by Cecil Castellucci for Paramount. In May 2018, Sunday Night will produce Krasinski and
Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter, playwright and film director. Born in New York City, he developed a passion for writing at an early age. As a writer for stage, television, and film, Sorkin is recognized f ...
's Chateut Marmont miniseries ''The Hotel on Sunset'', for
HBO
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.
In July 2018, Sunday Night will co-produce a
Marc Rich
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biopic with
Matt Damon
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in talks to play Rich.
On March 22, 2019, Sunday Night announced that it would produce the film adaptation of
Rebecca Alexander's memoir ''Not Fade Away'' for
Annapurna Pictures along with
David O. Russell, with
Emily Blunt
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in talks to play Alexander.
In November 2020, Krasinski will produce ''
A Quiet Place: Day One'', which
Jeff Nichols will be originally attached to write and direct before
Michael Sarnoski took over.
In March 2021, Krasinski and Platinum Dunes will produce
Natalie Erika James
Natalie Erika James (born 23 February 1990) is an Australian-American film director and screenwriter of Japanese descent, born in the US and raised in Melbourne. She is best known for her psychological horror feature film debut ''Relic (2020 fil ...
' psychological thriller ''Apartment 7A'', for
Paramount Players
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.
In May 2021, the company signed a first look deal with Paramount, which was extended further in April 2024.
Filmography
Films
Television
Upcoming
Films
* ''The King of Oil'' (with
Universal Pictures
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)
* ''Not Fade Away'' (with
Annapurna Pictures)
* ''Life on Mars'' (with
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...
)
* Untitled action-adventure film (with
Warner Bros. Pictures)
* ''
A Quiet Place Part III'' (with
Paramount Pictures
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)
*
Untitled Jack Ryan film (with
Amazon MGM Studios
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)
Television
* ''The Hotel on Sunset'' (with
Warner Bros. Television)
Awards and recognition
Critics' Choice Awards
Emmy Awards
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Producers Guild of America Awards
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Webby Award
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s
References
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2013 establishments in California
American companies established in 2013
Companies based in Santa Monica, California
Entertainment companies based in California
Film production companies of the United States
Mass media companies established in 2013
Television production companies of the United States