G-Unit Films and Television Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2003
HeadquartersShreveport, Louisiana
Key people
Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson (CEO)
ProductsTelevision programs, films

G-Unit Films and Television Inc. (originally known as G-Unit Films) is an American film and television production company founded by rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson in 2003.[1] The company produced the film Get Rich or Die Tryin', as well as other documentaries based on Jackson's upbringing or his affiliates. In 2008, Jackson founded a successor company, Cheetah Vision in a joint venture with Randall Emmett, temporarily collapsing the G-Unit Films. In 2010, Jackson revived the latter company under the name G-Unit Films and Television Inc.[2] In 2015, Jackson sold television prospects to six different networks. Among them was Power, a Starz drama for which Jackson serves as a co‐star, co-creator, and executive producer. Jackson signed a two-year contract with Starz, with representation coming from the Agency for the Performing Arts. Ratings have been a success for Starz.[3][4][5][6]

Following his dissatisfaction with the Starz network, Jackson and Fox entered a non-exclusive broadcast direct deal to develop scripted dramas, live-action comedies and animated series through his production company G-Unit Film & Television. In 2023, Jackson purchased an in-house production facility (of which was previously known as Millennium Studios) for the company, in a lease agreement with the city of Shreveport, Louisiana.[7]

Past and current productions

Films

Television

References

  1. 50 Cent Will Star In 'Live Bet' Movie Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "G UNIT FILM & TELEVISION INC". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. Whitney Friedlander (29 September 2015). "'Power' Producer 50 Cent Signs Overall Deal with Starz". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. Alicia Adejobi (2 December 2015). "50 Cent: Power producer to rival Empire with new Fox comedy series My Friend 50". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. Danny Schwartz (1 December 2015). "50 Cent To Executive Produce & Star In FOX Sitcom "My Friend 50". HNHH. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. Victoria Hernandez (June 19, 2015). "50 Cent Explains How To Get His Investment". HiphopDX. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. https://www.ksla.com/2023/11/14/shreveport-advances-effort-lease-its-studio-50-cents-g-unit-film-television/


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