Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC
Amblin Partners, LLC.
TypeJoint venture
IndustryEntertainment
PredecessorDreamWorks SKG
FoundedDecember 16, 2015 (2015-12-16)
Founders
Headquarters
Universal City, California
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Steven Spielberg (Chairman)
  • Jeff Small (CEO)
  • Holly Bario (President of Production)
Products
  • Motion pictures
  • Television
Owners
Divisions
Websiteamblin.com

Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC, doing business as Amblin Partners, LLC., is an American entertainment production company. It develops and produces films under the Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures banners, as well as television series through Amblin Television. The company's investment partners include Reliance Group's Reliance Entertainment, Lionsgate's Entertainment One, Alibaba Group's Alibaba Pictures, and NBCUniversal/Comcast's Universal Pictures.[3] Films produced by Amblin Partners are primarily distributed by Universal in North America and select international territories, and by third-party distributors through Mister Smith Entertainment in other countries.[4][5]

History

Amblin Partners, LLC. was founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll of Participant Media, Anil Ambani of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, and Darren Throop of Entertainment One on December 16, 2015. The company primarily would focus on producing and distributing films and television using the DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, and Participant Media brands.[6] For films, it uses the original DreamWorks label for mature content, Amblin label for family-friendly content (with the exception of Maestro, which is rated R), and Participant label for social justice content, although the latter remained a separate company.[7]

On the same day as the company's formation, Amblin Partners announced that it entered into a five-year distribution deal with Universal Pictures by which the films would be distributed and marketed by either the main Universal banner or its specialty label, Focus Features.[4][8] The Girl on the Train was the first film released under the deal.[9] Mister Smith Entertainment, which began its international distribution deal with DreamWorks on August 2012,[10] continued to handle distribution sales for Amblin Partners in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.[5]

On October 9, 2016, Amblin Partners struck a deal with China's Alibaba Pictures, in which Alibaba acquired a minority equity stake in the company and would handle marketing, distribution support, and merchandising of Amblin Partners films in China in addition to co-financing Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures films worldwide.[1][11] On February 15, 2017, Comcast's Universal acquired a minority stake in Amblin Partners,[12] strengthening the relationship between Universal and Amblin.[2]

On December 18, 2017, Amblin Partners signed a music publishing deal with BMG Rights Management, covering music from its films and television series.[13]

On August 22, 2019, Hasbro announced that it would acquire Entertainment One for at least $4 billion. The acquisition was completed on December 30, 2019, resulting in the toy company inheriting Entertainment One's stake in Amblin Partners.[14] On November 30, 2020, Amblin Partners renewed its distribution deal with Universal, which continued to be an equity stake holder.[15] That same month however, Participant terminated its equity stake in Amblin Partners, ending its relationship with the company.[15]

On June 21, 2021, Amblin Partners inked a multi-year deal to produce "multiple new feature films per year" for Netflix.[16]

On November 17, 2022, Hasbro announced that was selling part of Entertainment One's TV and film business not directly supporting their Branded Entertainment strategy, which included their stake in Amblin Partners.[17][18] In March 2023, Deadline reported that Lionsgate (which Hasbro attempted to acquire in 2017), Fremantle, and Legendary Entertainment were among bidders for the assets of Entertainment One.[19] The following month, it was reported Lionsgate, Legendary, and GoDigital Media Group were among the potential buyers, with Fremantle dropping out of contention following an increase in the selling price, which was beyond what the company was willing to pay for the assets.[20] On April 20, 2023, it was reported that Hasbro was in talks with Throop, whose bid was backed by CVC Capital Partners, on the possibility of buying the company back.[21] On July 11, 2023, Amblin Partners announced it entered a partnership with its distributor, Universal, where the latter will co-finance Amblin's productions, as Amblin announced it would lay off 20% of its staff.[22] In the same month Deadline reported that Lionsgate was a frontrunner to acquire Entertainment One, with Legendary and GoDigital still among the potential buyers and Throop attempting to launch another bid for the company after his previous attempt with CVC failed.[23] On August 3, 2023, Lionsgate announced it would acquire Entertainment One from Hasbro for $500 million, with the transaction closed on December 27, 2023.[24]

Film library

Released

Title Release date Label Other production companies Distributor
The BFGJuly 1, 2016Amblin EntertainmentWalt Disney Pictures, Walden Media and Reliance EntertainmentWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
The Light Between OceansSeptember 2, 2016DreamWorks PicturesTouchstone Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media and Heyday Films
The Girl on the TrainOctober 7, 2016Reliance Entertainment and Marc Platt ProductionsUniversal Pictures
Office Christmas PartyDecember 9, 2016Reliance Entertainment, Entertainment 360 and Bluegrass Films Paramount Pictures
A Dog's PurposeJanuary 27, 2017Amblin EntertainmentReliance Entertainment, Walden Media and Pariah Entertainment GroupUniversal Pictures
Ghost in the ShellMarch 31, 2017DreamWorks PicturesReliance Entertainment, Grosvenor Park Productions, Seaside Entertainment and Arad ProductionsParamount Pictures
Thank You for Your ServiceOctober 27, 2017Reliance Entertainment and Rahway Road ProductionsUniversal Pictures[25]
The PostDecember 22, 2017Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks PicturesReliance Entertainment, Pascal Pictures and Star Thrower Entertainment20th Century Fox[25]
7 Days in EntebbeMarch 16, 2018Participant MediaWorking Title FilmsFocus Features
The House with a Clock in Its WallsSeptember 21, 2018Amblin EntertainmentReliance Entertainment and Mythology EntertainmentUniversal Pictures
First ManOctober 12, 2018DreamWorks PicturesTemple Hill Entertainment, Phantasma Films, and Perfect World Pictures
Green BookNovember 16, 2018Participant Media, Innisfree Pictures and Cinetic Media
Welcome to MarwenDecember 21, 2018ImageMovers and Perfect World Pictures
On the Basis of SexDecember 25, 2018Participant MediaRobert Cort ProductionsFocus Features
Captive StateMarch 15, 2019N/A[25]
A Dog's JourneyMay 17, 2019Amblin EntertainmentWalden Media and Pariah Entertainment GroupUniversal Pictures
Dark WatersNovember 22, 2019ParticipantKiller FilmsFocus Features
1917December 25, 2019DreamWorks PicturesNew Republic Pictures, Neal Street Productions and MogamboUniversal Pictures
The TurningJanuary 24, 2020Vertigo Entertainment[26]
Come PlayOctober 30, 2020Amblin PartnersThe Picture Company and Reliance EntertainmentFocus Features[27]
StillwaterJuly 30, 2021Participant and DreamWorks PicturesSlow Pony, Anonymous Content, 3dot Productions and Supernatural Pictures
FinchNovember 5, 2021Amblin EntertainmentImageMovers, Misher Films and Walden MediaApple TV+
Easter SundayAugust 5, 2022DreamWorks PicturesRidebackUniversal Pictures
The Good HouseSeptember 30, 2022Participant and DreamWorks Pictures Roadside Attractions, Faliro House, Reliance Entertainment and FilmNation EntertainmentLionsgate
The FabelmansNovember 11, 2022Amblin EntertainmentSpielberg/KriegerUniversal Pictures
The Last Voyage of the DemeterAugust 11, 2023DreamWorks PicturesReliance Entertainment, Storyworks Productions, Studio Babelsberg, Phoenix Pictures and Wise Owl Media[28]

Upcoming

Title Release date Label Other production companies Film distributor
Carry-On[29]TBAAmblin EntertainmentDylan Clark ProductionsNetflix
Distant[30]DreamWorks PicturesAutomatik Entertainment and Six Foot Turkey ProductionsUniversal Pictures

In development

Title Label Other production companies Film distributor
Arachnophobia[31]TBABlumhouse Productions and Atomic MonsterTBA
Apeirogon[32]TBA
American Reaper[33]Intrepid Pictures
Assassins Anonymous[34]TBA
Beautiful Ruins[35]Neal Street Productions
Carrier[36]Automatik Entertainment and QCode
Cheshire Crossing[37]Michael De Luca Productions
Confessions in B-Flat[38]Orit Entertainment and Marcy Place Productions
Hamnet[39]Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions and Book of Shadows
Homecoming Queen[40]TBA
Miss Macy[41]
Super in Love[42]
Stage 13[43]
The Act[44]
The Bear[45]Marc Platt Productions
The Exchange[46]Escape Artists
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August[47]Blueprint Pictures and OddBall Entertainment
The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara[48]DreamWorks PicturesSpielberg/Krieger[49]
The Light of Days[50]TBATBA
The Richest Black Girl in America[51]
The Switch[52]
The Thursday Murder Club[53] Amblin Entertainment
Untitled Jutta Kleinschmidt biopic[54] TBA87North Productions and Devonsheer Media
Untitled true-life show choir film[55]Safehouse Pictures
Upgrade[56]TBA

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