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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