# List of Imagine Entertainment productions
[Imagine Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/imagine-entertainment) is an American film and television production company founded in 1986 by producer [Brian Grazer](https://www.edgepedia.org/brian-grazer) and director [Ron Howard](https://www.edgepedia.org/ron-howard), whose productions include feature films such as *Apollo 13*, *A Beautiful Mind*, and *8 Mile*, television series such as *24*, *Friday Night Lights*, *Arrested Development*, and *Empire*, and a large documentary slate produced through its Imagine Documentaries division.[1](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/imagine-entertainment-secures-significant-investment-from-the-raine-group-300216482.html) • [2](https://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productioncompany/imagine-entertainment-49639/) Most industry references give 1986 as the founding year, though the production-tracking database Production List gives 1985.[1](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/imagine-entertainment-secures-significant-investment-from-the-raine-group-300216482.html) • [3](https://www.productionlist.com/production-role/brian-grazer) As of 2019 the company's films and shows had drawn 43 Academy Award nominations and 196 Emmy nominations; Production List's later tally credits the founders with films grossing over $15 billion worldwide and 49 Oscar and 326 Emmy nominations.[4](https://time.com/5681004/brian-grazer-face-to-face-the-art-of-human-connection/) • [3](https://www.productionlist.com/production-role/brian-grazer)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard (Production List gives 1985)[1](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/imagine-entertainment-secures-significant-investment-from-the-raine-group-300216482.html) • [3](https://www.productionlist.com/production-role/brian-grazer) |
| Scale | Films grossing over $15 billion worldwide; 49 Oscar and 326 Emmy nominations per Production List[3](https://www.productionlist.com/production-role/brian-grazer) |
| Signature films | *Apollo 13*, *A Beautiful Mind*, *8 Mile*, *The Da Vinci Code*, *Frost/Nixon*, *Rush*[2](https://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productioncompany/imagine-entertainment-49639/) • [5](https://itsallentertainment.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/the-beanie-bubble-production-notes-final.pdf) |
| Signature television | *24*, *Friday Night Lights*, *Arrested Development*, *Parenthood*, *Empire*[2](https://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productioncompany/imagine-entertainment-49639/) • [6](https://imagine-entertainment.com/imagine-entertainment-and-warner-music-group-form-wide-ranging-multi-project-strategic-partnership/) |
| Documentary division | Imagine Documentaries, formed in 2018 for premium feature documentaries and non-scripted television[7](https://sndevcorp.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Once-Were-Brothers-Press-Kit-1.pdf) |
| Distribution history | Output deal with Universal until 2016, when the company ended the deal and began producing across multiple platforms[4](https://time.com/5681004/brian-grazer-face-to-face-the-art-of-human-connection/) |
## Feature films
The company's best-known early and mid-period features include *Splash* and *Apollo 13*, the Academy Award-winning *A Beautiful Mind*, *8 Mile*, *American Gangster*, *Inside Man*, *The Da Vinci Code*, *Frost/Nixon*, *Angels & Demons*, *Cowboys & Aliens*, *Tower Heist*, *J. Edgar*, and *Rush*.[2](https://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productioncompany/imagine-entertainment-49639/) • [8](https://www.movieinsider.com/c240/imagine-entertainment) *[A Beautiful Mind](https://www.edgepedia.org/a-beautiful-mind-film)* earned Ron Howard the Oscar for Best Director and won Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress.[5](https://itsallentertainment.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/the-beanie-bubble-production-notes-final.pdf)
Movie Insider tracks 121 or more credited Imagine films, with 49 in completed status on the first page of its listing. Recent completed titles include *Angels & Demons* (2009), *Robin Hood* (2010), *The Dilemma*, *Take Me Home Tonight*, *Cowboys and Aliens*, *Tower Heist*, and *J. Edgar* (all 2011), *Katy Perry: Part of Me* (2012), *Rush* (2013), *[The Good Lie](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-good-lie)*, *Get On Up*, and *Made in America* (2014), *Inferno*, *The Beatles: Eight Days a Week*, and *Pele* (2016), *American Made*, *The Dark Tower*, and *Lowriders* (2017), *The Spy Who Dumped Me* (2018), *Inside Man: Most Wanted* and *Pavarotti* (2019), *Hillbilly Elegy* and *The Invisible Man* (2020), *Tick, Tick…Boom!*, *Curious George: Cape Ahoy*, and *The Lost Symbol* series (2021), *Thirteen Lives*, *Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues*, and *The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari* (2022), and *Carlos*, *[The Beanie Bubble](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-beanie-bubble)*, and *Judy Blume Forever* (2023).[8](https://www.movieinsider.com/c240/imagine-entertainment) Upcoming completed productions listed include *Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas* (2025), *Whalefall* (2026), and *The Mosquito Bowl* (2026).[8](https://www.movieinsider.com/c240/imagine-entertainment)
Other past films named in production notes include *How the Grinch Stole Christmas*, *Backdraft*, *Solo: A Star Wars Story*, and *Rebuilding Paradise*.[5](https://itsallentertainment.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/the-beanie-bubble-production-notes-final.pdf) Universal Pictures is the company's most frequent co-credit, with 74 films, followed by [Warner Bros. Pictures](https://www.edgepedia.org/warner-bros-pictures) and [Sony Pictures](https://www.edgepedia.org/sony-pictures) with 9 films each.[8](https://www.movieinsider.com/c240/imagine-entertainment)
## Television
Imagine's television credits include the dramas *24*, *Friday Night Lights*, *Lie to Me*, and *Parenthood*, and the comedy *Arrested Development*.[2](https://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productioncompany/imagine-entertainment-49639/) The company describes *Empire* as its Emmy-winning television drama, and it produced *[Genius](https://www.edgepedia.org/genius-american-tv-series): Aretha* for the *Genius* anthology.[6](https://imagine-entertainment.com/imagine-entertainment-and-warner-music-group-form-wide-ranging-multi-project-strategic-partnership/) Imagine Television, the company's television arm, has 17 productions listed on Production List, most recently *The 'Burbs* and *The Ms.*[9](https://www.productionlist.com/production-contact/imagine-television)
## Documentaries and music projects
**Imagine Documentaries.** The division was formed in 2018 by Grazer and Howard to develop and produce premium feature documentaries and non-scripted television.[7](https://sndevcorp.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Once-Were-Brothers-Press-Kit-1.pdf) Its slate has included the [National Geographic](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-geographic) hybrid series *Mars* and *Breakthrough*, *The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years* (winner of the 2017 Grammy for Best Music Film), *Jay-Z's Made in America*, *Prophet's Prey*, *Katy Perry: Part of Me*, *Inside Deep Throat*, *[Beyond the Mat](https://www.edgepedia.org/beyond-the-mat)*, *Rebuilding Paradise*, *DADS* directed by [Bryce Dallas Howard](https://www.edgepedia.org/bryce-dallas-howard), and *Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band*, executive produced by Martin Scorsese.[7](https://sndevcorp.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Once-Were-Brothers-Press-Kit-1.pdf) Recent documentary and non-fiction credits cited on the company's own site include the five-time Emmy-winning *Jim Henson Idea Man*, *Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything*, the Emmy-nominated *Judy Blume Forever* and *We Feed People*, the Emmy-winning *Frida*, and the Critics' Choice Award-winning, Grammy-nominated *Music by John Williams*.[10](https://imagine-entertainment.com/about/)
**Music-centered productions.** Imagine's music work spans the Academy Award-winning film *8 Mile*, the Grammy-winning documentary *The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years*, and *Empire*. The company and [Warner Music Group](https://www.edgepedia.org/warner-music-group) announced a multi-year strategic partnership to co-produce and co-finance a slate of music-centered projects across film, television, documentary, and short-form content.[6](https://imagine-entertainment.com/imagine-entertainment-and-warner-music-group-form-wide-ranging-multi-project-strategic-partnership/)
## Business arrangements and divisions
Imagine operated for years under a distribution output deal with Universal, which it ended in 2016 to produce its own content across multiple genres and platforms.[4](https://time.com/5681004/brian-grazer-face-to-face-the-art-of-human-connection/) That same year it received a significant investment from the merchant bank [The Raine Group](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-raine-group).[1](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/imagine-entertainment-secures-significant-investment-from-the-raine-group-300216482.html) The company also acquired the New York production banner Jax Media, known for series such as *Younger* and *[Search Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/search-party-tv-series)*, and operates Imagine Documentaries, with 13 films and docu-series in various stages of production at the time of one profile, and Imagine Branded Entertainment, which makes content that doubles as advertising.[11](https://imagine-entertainment.com/jax-media-sees-growth-spurt-after-imagine-deal-with-netflix-pact-jobs-initiative/) • [12](https://imagine-entertainment.com/ron-howard-and-brian-grazer-want-to-be-the-center-of-the-streaming-era/)
## References
1. [Imagine Entertainment Secures Significant Investment From The Raine Group, PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/imagine-entertainment-secures-significant-investment-from-the-raine-group-300216482.html)
2. [Imagine Entertainment, Production Company listing, Backstage](https://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productioncompany/imagine-entertainment-49639/)
3. [Brian Grazer, Production List](https://www.productionlist.com/production-role/brian-grazer)
4. [Producer Brian Grazer Wants You to Be More Curious About Other People, Time](https://time.com/5681004/brian-grazer-face-to-face-the-art-of-human-connection/)
5. [The Beanie Bubble production notes](https://itsallentertainment.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/the-beanie-bubble-production-notes-final.pdf)
6. [Imagine Entertainment and Warner Music Group Form Wide-Ranging, Multi-Project Strategic Partnership](https://imagine-entertainment.com/imagine-entertainment-and-warner-music-group-form-wide-ranging-multi-project-strategic-partnership/)
7. [About Imagine Documentaries, Once Were Brothers press kit](https://sndevcorp.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Once-Were-Brothers-Press-Kit-1.pdf)
8. [Imagine Entertainment Movies, Movie Insider](https://www.movieinsider.com/c240/imagine-entertainment)
9. [Imagine Television, Production List](https://www.productionlist.com/production-contact/imagine-television)
10. [Imagine Entertainment » About](https://imagine-entertainment.com/about/)
11. [Jax Media Sees Growth Spurt After Imagine Deal With Netflix Pact, Jobs Initiative](https://imagine-entertainment.com/jax-media-sees-growth-spurt-after-imagine-deal-with-netflix-pact-jobs-initiative/)
12. [Ron Howard and Brian Grazer Want to Be the Center of the Streaming Era](https://imagine-entertainment.com/ron-howard-and-brian-grazer-want-to-be-the-center-of-the-streaming-era/)
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