Left/Right Productions
| Industry | Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Banks Tarver, Ken Druckerman |
| Products | Television/Scripted & Unscripted |
| Website | www |
Left/Right is a New York-based American television production company that was founded in 2005 by Banks Tarver and Ken Druckerman, the company produces fiction and non-fiction entertainment ranging from reality television to documentary programming to scripted sitcoms.
History
[edit]Left/Right was established in 2005 by Banks Tarver and Ken Druckerman to produce factual, reality & scripted programming for American networks such as VH1 and in August 2012, German entertainment production studio Red Arrow Entertainment Group (part of ProSiebenSat.1 Media) had taken a majority stake in Left/Right to increase Red Arrow's American production operations with Left/Right became a subsidiary of Red Arrow Entertainment Group while its co-founders Banks Tarver and Ken Druckerman continue to operate Left/Right under Red Arrow Entertainment Group.[1]
In late-January 2019, Left/Right had restructured its senior management team as Mary Robertson had assumed the role of senior VP of current production whilst Pete Ross had taken the role of senior VP of development.[2]
In April 2022 three months before Red Arrow Studios sold Left/Right, Left/Right announced they had restructured its executive team as Anneka Jones who was Left/Rights' executive VP president of development & current production since it was established in 2005 had become CCO of Left/Right while she will continue to oversee development and production at Left/Right as it had appointed Esther Dere to become its executive producer of Left/Right as Michael Mezaros had assumed the role of executive VP of postproduction while continue to lead Left/Right's post-production facility & team and became executive producer of Left/Right's documentary film division.[3]
In July 2022 when Peter Chernin established a global independent and production content studio that would bring his film & television production company Chernin Entertainment and its unscripted production studio Words + Pictures entitled The North Road Company and the two subsidiaries became part of his new company as labels, Left/Rights' German entertainment & international distribution parent company Red Arrow Studios exited the American television production industry had sold its American entertainment production operations including Left/Right to Peter Chernin's new global studio The North Road Company had brought the US assets of German entertainment & international distribution company Red Arrow Studios from ProSiebenSat.1 Media, including Left/Right, became a subsidiary of Chernin's new global content company, The North Road Company. At the same time, its newly established international division, North Road International (which is based in London, England), had taken over Left/Right's programming catalogue and would distribute Left/Right's future productions.[4][5][6][7]
In 2025, founders Banks Tarver and Ken Druckerman took back full ownership of the company.
Television series
[edit]| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| True Life | 1998 | MTV | |
| I Pity the Fool | 2006 | TV Land | |
| The Agency | 2007 | VH1 | |
| The Salt-N-Pepa Show | |||
| Odd Mom Out | 2015–2017 | Bravo | co-production with Rottenberg-Zuritsky Productions (seasons 1-2) & Piro Vision & Jax Media |
| 3AM | 2015 | Showtime | co-production with Showtime Networks and Wolf Films |
| The Internet Ruined My Life | 2016 | Syfy | co-production with Atomic Entertainment |
| The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth | 2016–2023 | Showtime | co-production with Showtime Networks and Bloomberg Politics |
| First Family of Hip Hop[8] | 2017 | Bravo | co-production with Bravo Media Productions and Mad Fusion |
| Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters | 2018 | TruTV | |
| The New York Times Presents | 2019–2024 | FX |
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| Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia | 2023 | CNN | |
| Ride with Norman Reedus | 2016-2025 | AMC | |
| Frontline | 2005-2026 | PBS | |
| Slow Burn | 2020 | Epix | The TV adaptation of the Slow Burn podcast |
| This American Life (TV series) | 2007-2008 | Showtime | |
| Celtics City | 2025 | HBO | |
| Small Town Security | 2012-2014 | AMC | |
| Mob Wives | 2011-2016 | VH1 | |
| Hawaii Life | 2013-2019 | HGTV | |
| Alex Murdaugh: Death. Deception. Power | 2021 | Oxygen (TV network) | |
| Bake It ‘Til You Make It | 2022-2023 | Food Network | |
| Beyond The Battlefield | 2023 | History Channel | |
| Lady of The Dunes: Hunting the Cape Cod Killer | 2024 | Oxygen (TV network) | |
| Running With The Wolves | 2025 | ESPN+ | |
| Let The Devil In | 2025 | MGM+ | |
| Accident, Suicide, or Murder | 2024-2026 | Oxygen (TV network) | |
| Andrew Young: The Dirty Work | 2025 | MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) | |
| Scott Peterson: The New Evidence | 2026 | A&E | |
| Batali: The Fall of a Superstar Chef | 2022 | Food Network | |
| Gutsy | 2022 | Apple TV | |
| The Murdochs: Empire of Influence | 2022 | CNN | |
| Giuliani: What Happened to America's Mayor? | 2023 | CNN | |
| Game 7 | 2024 | Prime Video | |
| Tryouts | 2024 | ESPN+ | |
| Killer Lies: Chasing a True Crime Con Man | 2024 | National Geographic | |
| Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu | 2026 | ||
| Long Play | 2026 | YouTube | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Red Arrow nabs Left/Right". Variety. August 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Left/Right Promotes Key Executives in Production and Development Roles". Seven.One Studios. January 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Red Arrow's Left/Right restructures its senior executive team". Señal News. April 20, 2022.
- ↑ White, Peter (July 6, 2022). "Peter Chernin Forms Global Content Studio North Road, Pays $200M For Red Arrow Studios' U.S. Assets & Plots More Major Acquisitions With Multimillion-Dollar Funds". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ↑ Weprin, Alex (July 6, 2022). "Peter Chernin Launching $1B+ Content Studio Rollup The North Road Company". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (July 6, 2022). "Peter Chernin Pacts With Providence Equity and Apollo to Launch North Road Co". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ↑ Pinto, Jordan (July 6, 2022). "Chernin buys Red Arrow Studios' US assets for $200m, sets up North Road". C21Media. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ↑ Ge, Linda (October 27, 2016). "Bravo Renews 'Southern Charm,' 'Shahs of Sunset,' More Shows". The Wrap.
- ↑ Pedersen, Erik (April 9, 2019). "'The Weekly' Teaser & Premiere Date: FX's New York Times Docuseries". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ↑ Holloway, Daniel (May 8, 2018). "FX Orders Series Based on New York Times' 'The Daily' Podcast". Variety.