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Halcyon Studios
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<p>Halcyon Studios, LLC, formerly known as Sonar Entertainment, RHI Entertainment, Hallmark Entertainment, Qintex Entertainment, HRI Group and Robert Halmi Inc., was an American entertainment company specializing in the production and distribution of scripted television content, part of <a href="/facts/Chicken_Soup_for_the_Soul_Entertainment/80WCwJmQ">Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment</a>. It was founded in 1979 by Robert Halmi Jr. and <a href="/facts/Robert_Halmi/58Dcy99I">Robert Halmi Sr.</a> (1924–2014) as Robert Halmi, Inc. The company used the direct-to-series model for TV series. In July 2024, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment was placed in <a href="/facts/Chapter_7%2c_Title_11%2c_United_States_Code/QhsyoPsn">Chapter 7 liquidation</a>, which would instigate the cessation of its subsidiaries, including Halcyon Studios. </p>