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Bad Robot
American film and television production company

Bad Robot is an American film and television production company founded on May 27, 1999, and led by Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams as Co-CEO. Under its Bad Robot Productions division, the company is responsible for the television series Alias, Lost, Fringe, Person of Interest, Revolution, and Westworld alongside the feature-length films Cloverfield, Star Trek, Super 8, Star Trek Into Darkness, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Star Wars Episodes VII and IX, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Star Trek Beyond, The Cloverfield Paradox, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, and Overlord.

History

Bad Robot was originally based at Touchstone Television, but was moved by J.J. Abrams to Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Television, after his contract with ABC expired in 2006. Bad Robot produced Lost in association with ABC Studios, formerly Touchstone Television. The two companies jointly produced Six Degrees and What About Brian. The deal was first recommended and presented in 1999 as part of a presentation deal, with J.J. Abrams being contracted to Disney.1 In 2004, Thom Sherman joined Bad Robot Television as president of the studio.2 The company had developed presentation pitches for ABC and The WB, none of them would eventually got to series.3

Abrams is Chairman and Co-Chief executive officer of Bad Robot, and Katie McGrath serves as the Company's Co-Chief executive officer. In June 2017, Bad Robot announced that Brian Weinstein would become President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing daily operations and spearhead the company's growth strategy in its existing businesses, while developing new areas of expansion across the entire Bad Robot platform and pursuing alternative financing options.4 In May 2015, Ben Stephenson left the BBC where he had been head of drama to helm Bad Robot Television. Lindsey Weber leads Bad Robot's feature film division.

The production logo has appeared since 2001, featuring a red rectangular headed robot running through a meadow silhouetted until it appears suddenly in front of the camera, followed by voices provided by two of Abrams's children, Henry and Gracie Abrams, saying "Bad robot!"5 Although some fans believe that the name comes from a line in the animated film The Iron Giant, Abrams told Entertainment Weekly that it simply came to him during a writers' meeting.6

In February 2013, it was announced that Bad Robot would be partnering with the Valve Corporation to produce possibly a Half-Life or Portal film in the distant future.7 In August 2015, Valve released a new beta game mode to Team Fortress 2, PASS Time, which Bad Robot worked on.8 On July 7, 2016, the PASS Time game mode became official.9 In August 2013, Bad Robot released a trailer on YouTube entitled "Stranger", rumoured to be Abrams' next film or television project, perhaps even a Lost spin-off, but it was finally explained to be promoting S., Abrams and Doug Dorst's new novel, as a new trailer for S. was released in the following month. In February 2017, it was announced Julius Avery is attached to direct a Paramount coproduction, the World War II zombie film Overlord, from screenwriter Billy Ray.10

Bad Robot Productions is currently based in Santa Monica, California,11 in a building which is incorrectly labeled on purpose as the home of the fictional "National Typewriter Company" because Abrams "likes typewriters — and misdirection."12

In June 2018, the company announced a spin-off venture formed with the Chinese video game publisher Tencent to launch Bad Robot Games for the development of video games on mobile, computer and consoles, with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment as a minority investor. Bad Robot Games will develop and publish new and existing IPs including titles related to Abrams' works and other Bad Robot Production content, with Tencent holding the rights for distribution in China.

The division was originally helmed by Dave Baronoff, who previously worked on the Cloverfield franchise and was developing Spyjinx as a joint project between Bad Robot Productions and Epic Games (also partially owned by Tencent), while Tim Keenan, who helped develop Duskers, served as the creative director.13

In 2020, Anna Sweet was brought on as the CEO of Bad Robot Games.14 Mike Booth also joined in December 2020, managing the company's newly created in-house development studio.15 By February 2022, he had taken on the role of chief creative officer.16

In 2006, Bad Robot teamed up with Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Television for a $60 million development deal 17 that lasted through 2018.18

In late 2018, it was announced that Bad Robot was leaving Paramount and seeking a new overall deal.19 In January 2019, it was announced that Universal, Disney, and Warner Bros. were the top three studios battling it out for what could be a record breaking overall deal including theme parks, music labels, TV, merchandising, and streaming services as Bad Robot plans on ramping up production significantly in the coming years.20 It was also announced that Bad Robot would be co-producing a remake of the British series The Wrong Mans for American network Showtime along with BBC Studios, but Showtime later cancelled the project.212223

Bad Robot launched a subsidiary record label called Loud Robot in late 2018,24 in partnership with Capitol Music Group.25 Loud Robot is headed by co-general managers McKee Floyd and Nicky Berger along with Charles Scott, who currently heads Bad Robot's music division and has been the leading music supervisor for the company's films. Artists signed to the label include Cleveland-born rapper Nnena,26 neo soul singer/songwriter UMI,27 Nashville, Tennessee-based alternative rock artist Chaz Cardigan,28 and London-based rhythm and blues artist DWY.29

On September 12, 2019, Bad Robot officially announced a new five-year overall deal with WarnerMedia. According to The Hollywood Reporter, WarnerMedia agreed to pay Bad Robot at least $250 million (plus various financial incentives) to produce feature films, television shows, video games, and digital content.30

On May 25, 2021, Abrams announced that a Portal film adaptation, which has been in development since 2013, was still in production and a script has been written for the film.31 In November 2021, the company launched its podcast division with a multi-year first-look deal at Spotify.32

On April 25, 2022, it was announced that Bad Robot will team up with Mattel Films and Warner Bros. Pictures to produce a live-action Hot Wheels film based on the toy line of the same name.33 Most recently, in December 2024, the company had extended its deal with Warner Bros. Pictures.34

Filmography

Films

YearTitleDirectorCo-production withBudgetGross
2001Joy RideJohn Dahl20th Century Fox$23 million$36.6 million
2008CloverfieldMatt ReevesParamount Pictures$25 million$170.8 million
2009Star TrekJ. J. AbramsParamount PicturesSpyglass Entertainment$150 million$385.7 million
2010Morning GloryRoger MichellParamount Pictures$40 million$60 million
2011Super 8J. J. AbramsParamount PicturesAmblin Entertainment$50 million$260.1 million
Mission: Impossible – Ghost ProtocolBrad BirdParamount PicturesTC ProductionsSkydance Productions$145 million$694.7 million
2013Star Trek Into DarknessJ. J. AbramsParamount PicturesSkydance ProductionsK/O Paper Products$190 million$467.4 million
2014Infinitely Polar BearMaya ForbesSony Pictures Classics$6.7 million$2.1 million
2015Mission: Impossible – Rogue NationChristopher McQuarrieParamount PicturesSkydance ProductionsChina Movie ChannelAlibaba Pictures$150 million$682.7 million
Star Wars: The Force AwakensJ. J. AbramsLucasfilm Ltd.Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures$447 million$2.068 billion
201610 Cloverfield LaneDan TrachtenbergParamount Pictures$15 million$110.2 million
Star Trek BeyondJustin LinParamount PicturesSkydance MediaAlibaba PicturesHuahua MediaSneaky Shark ProductionsPerfect Storm Entertainment$185 million$343.5 million
2018The Cloverfield ParadoxJulius OnahNetflixParamount Pictures$45 millionN/A
Mission: Impossible – FalloutChristopher McQuarrieParamount PicturesTC ProductionsSkydance MediaAlibaba Pictures$178 million$791 million
OverlordJulius AveryParamount Pictures$38 million$41.7 million
2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerJ. J. AbramsLucasfilm Ltd.Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures$416 million$1.074 billion
2022LouAnna FoersterNetflix$36 millionN/A
2024The Blue AngelsPaul CrowderAmazon MGM StudiosZipper Bros. FilmsSutter Road Picture CompanyDiamond DocsBarnstorm ProductionsIMAX EntertainmentDolphin FilmsN/A$2.6 million
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost TapesNanette BursteinHBO Documentary FilmsZipper BrosGerber PicturesSutter Road Picture CompanyHouse of TaylorN/A

Upcoming films

YearTitleDirectorCo-production with
2026Flowervale StreetDavid Robert MitchellWarner Bros. PicturesJackson Pictures
202835Oh, the Places You'll Go!36Jon M. ChuWarner Bros. Pictures AnimationDr. Seuss Enterprises
TBAStar Trek 4TBAParamount PicturesSkydance Media
Hot Wheels3738Warner Bros. PicturesMattel Films
Billy Summers39Warner Bros. PicturesAppian Way Productions
The Pinkerton40Jason BatemanWarner Bros. Pictures
Untitled J. J. Abrams filmJ. J. Abrams
Portal41TBAWarner Bros. PicturesValve Corporation
Your Name4243Carlos López EstradaParamount Pictures
Untitled Cloverfield filmBabak Anvari
Untitled Elseworlds Superman film44TBAWarner Bros. PicturesDC Studios
Untitled Constantine sequelFrancis LawrenceWarner Bros. PicturesVillage Roadshow PicturesDC StudiosDi Bonaventura PicturesThe Donners' CompanyWeed Road Pictures
Emily the Strange45TBAWarner Bros. Pictures Animation
Grandgear46Takashi YamazakiSony Pictures

TV series

YearTitleCreator(s) / Developer(s)Co-production withNotesNetwork
2001–06AliasJ. J. AbramsTouchstone TelevisionABC
2004–10LostJeffrey LieberJ. J. AbramsDamon Lindelof
2006–07What About BrianDana StevensSachs/Judah Productions (season 1)Touchstone Television
Six DegreesRaven MetznerStuart ZichermanNosebleed ProductionsTouchstone Television
2008–13FringeJ. J. AbramsAlex KurtzmanRoberto OrciWarner Bros. TelevisionFox
2009Anatomy of HopePilot
2010UndercoversJ. J. AbramsJosh ReimsWarner Bros. TelevisionGood Butter ProductionsNBC
2011–16Person of InterestJonathan NolanKilter FilmsWarner Bros. TelevisionCBS
2012AlcatrazElizabeth SarnoffSteven LilienBryan WynbrandtWarner Bros. TelevisionFox
ShelterPilot47The CW
2012–14RevolutionEric KripkeJon FavreauKripke EnterprisesWarner Bros. TelevisionNBC
2013–14Almost HumanJ. H. WymanFrequency FilmsWarner Bros. TelevisionFox
2014BelieveAlfonso CuarónMark FriedmanEsperanto FilmojWarner Bros. TelevisionNBC
2015Dead PeoplePilot48The CW
201611.22.63Bridget CarpenterCarpenter B.Warner Bros. TelevisionHulu
Moon ShotWeb series
RoadiesCameron CroweVinyl FilmsWarner Bros. TelevisionShowtime NetworksShowtime
2016–22WestworldJonathan NolanLisa JoyHBO EntertainmentKilter FilmsJerry Weintraub Productions (season 1)Warner Bros. TelevisionHBO
2018–19Castle RockSam ShawOld Curiosity ShopDarkbloom ProductionsWarner Bros. TelevisionHulu
2020Little VoiceJessie NelsonDear Hope ProductionsWarner Bros. Television StudiosApple TV+
Lovecraft CountryMisha GreenAfemmeMonkeypaw ProductionsWarner Bros. Television StudiosHBO
Challenger: The Final FlightGlen ZipperSteven LeckartZipper Bros FilmsSutter Road Picture CompanyDocuseriesNetflix
2021Lisey's StoryStephen King40/60 ProductionsWarner Bros. Television StudiosApple TV+
UFOGlen ZipperZipper Bros FilmsSutter Road Picture CompanyDocuseriesShowtime
2024–presentPresumed InnocentDavid E. KelleyDavid E. Kelley ProductionsOld Curiosity Shop ProductionsNine Stories ProductionsWarner Bros. Television StudiosApple TV+
2024Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete RoseMark MonroeLive Star EntertainmentHBO EntertainmentDocuseriesHBO
2024–presentBatman: Caped CrusaderBruce Timm6th & Idaho Motion Picture CompanyDC EntertainmentWarner Bros. AnimationAmazon MGM Studios49Amazon Prime Video50

Upcoming series

YearTitleCreator(s) / Developer(s)Co-production withNotesNetwork
2025DusterJ. J. AbramsLaToya MorganTinkerToy ProductionsWarner Bros. Television Studios51Max
TBASpeed RacerWarner Bros. Television Studios52Apple TV+
UntamedHuluTrip the Light ProductionsWarner Bros. Television Studios/20th Television53TBA

Shorts

YearTitleCo-production with
2013KRE-O Star TrekParamount PicturesSkydance ProductionsCBS Consumer ProductsHasbro
2022The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseApple StudiosBBCNoneMore Productions

Video games

YearTitlePlatform
2011Action Movie FXiOS
2022Weird WestPlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC
2022MoonbreakerPC
2023Silent Hill: AscensioniOS, Android

Awards and recognition

Nominations Wins

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