Sunday Night Productions
American film and television production company
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Sunday Night Productions is an American film and television production company founded by John Krasinski and Allyson Seeger in 2013. It has produced the television series Lip Sync Battle, Dream Corp LLC, and Jack Ryan, the YouTube streaming news show Some Good News (2020), and the films Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009), Promised Land (2012), The Hollars (2016), and A Quiet Place (2018).
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Production company |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | John Krasinski Allyson Seeger |
| Headquarters | U.S. |
Key people | John Krasinski (Chairman and CEO) |
History
In 2013, John Krasinski and Allyson Seeger formed Sunday Night Productions with Krasinski's earnings from The Office.[1] In May 2014, Krasinski and Seeger produced his film The Hollars,[2] which was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics.[3] In September 2014, Krasinski would produce both Shawn Wines' law student turned garbage collection comedy, as well as Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan's workplace/family hybrid through Sunday Night for NBC, but, there have been no further developments for both shows.[4] In November 2015, it was announced that Krasinski and Seeger will co-produce Dream Corp, LLC with Stephen Merchant for Adult Swim.[5] In September 2016, it was announced that Krasinski and Seeger will co-produce Alex Carter's adaptation of the My Bad Parent book and blog for Fox, but there have been no further developments since.[6] In March 2017, it was announced that Krasinski and Seeger will co-produce the film A Quiet Place with Platinum Dunes for Paramount Pictures, with Krasinski also co-writing and directing.[7]
Projects previously and currently in development
In 2013, Krasinski sold a spec script to produce an action-adventure movie he wrote with Oren Uziel for Warner Bros.[8] In April 2018, Krasinski and Platinum Dunes announced the production of the sci-fi thriller Life on Mars, based on a short story by Cecil Castellucci for Paramount.[9] In May 2018, Sunday Night announced the production of Krasinski and Aaron Sorkin's Chateut Marmont miniseries The Hotel on Sunset, for HBO.[10] In July 2018, Sunday Night announced the co-production of a Marc Rich biopic with Matt Damon in talks to play Rich.[11] On March 22, 2019, Sunday Night announced the production of the film adaptation of Rebecca Alexander's memoir Not Fade Away for Annapurna Pictures along with David O. Russell, with Emily Blunt in talks to play Alexander.[12] In November 2020, Krasinski announced the production of A Quiet Place: Day One, which Jeff Nichols will be originally attached to write and direct before Michael Sarnoski took over.[13] In March 2021, Krasinski and Platinum Dunes announced the production of Natalie Erika James' psychological thriller Apartment 7A, for Paramount Players.[14] In May 2021, the company signed a first look deal with Paramount, which was extended further in April 2024.[15][16]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor(s) | Notes | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men | John Krasinski | IFC Films | N/a | N/a | $33,745 |
| 2012 | Promised Land | Gus Van Sant | Focus Features | with Participant Media, Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Pearl Street Films | $15 million | $11 million |
| 2016 | The Hollars | John Krasinski | Sony Pictures Classics | with Groundswell Productions and Sycamore Pictures | $3.8 million | $1.1 million |
| 2018 | A Quiet Place | Paramount Pictures | with Platinum Dunes | $17 million | $350.3 million | |
| 2020 | A Quiet Place Part II | $55 million | $297.4 million | |||
| 2024 | IF | with Maximum Effort | $110 million | $181.3 million | ||
| A Quiet Place: Day One | Michael Sarnoski | with Platinum Dunes | $67 million | $261.8 million | ||
| Apartment 7A | Natalie Erika James | with Paramount Players and Platinum Dunes | N/a | N/a |
Television
| Year | Title | Creator(s) | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2019 | Lip Sync Battle | John Krasinski Stephen Merchant |
Paramount Network | with Eight Million Plus Productions, Matador Content, Four Eyes Entertainment and Casey Patterson Entertainment |
| 2016–2020 | Dream Corp LLC | Daniel Stessen | Adult Swim | with Caviar Content (season 1), Alive and Kicking, Inc. (season 2) and Williams Street |
| 2018–2023 | Jack Ryan | Carlton Cuse Graham Roland |
Amazon Prime Video | with Amazon Studios, Paramount Television Studios, Platinum Dunes, Skydance Television, Genre Arts, and Push, Boot. (seasons 1–2) |
| 2020 | Some Good News | John Krasinski | YouTube | N/a |
| 2023–2024 | Curses! | Jim Cooper Jeff Dixon |
Apple TV+ | with DreamWorks Animation Television |
Upcoming
Films
- Jack Ryan: Ghost War (with Amazon MGM Studios)[17]
- A Quiet Place Part III (with Paramount Pictures)[18]
- The King of Oil (with Universal Pictures)[11]
- Not Fade Away (with Annapurna Pictures)[12]
- Life on Mars (with Paramount Pictures)[19]
- Untitled action-adventure film (with Warner Bros. Pictures)[8]
Television
- The Hotel on Sunset (with Warner Bros. Television)[10]
Awards and recognition
Critics' Choice Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | A Quiet Place | Won | [20] |
| Best Structured Series | Lip Sync Battle | Nominated | [21] |
Emmy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Outstanding Structured Reality Program | Lip Sync Battle | Nominated | [22] |
| 2017 | Outstanding Structured Reality Program | Lip Sync Battle | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Outstanding Structured Reality Program | Lip Sync Battle | Nominated |
Producers Guild of America Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Outstanding Producer of Competition Television | Lip Sync Battle | Nominated | [23] |
| 2017 | Outstanding Producer of Competition Television | Lip Sync Battle | Nominated | [24] |
Webby Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Webby Award for Special Achievement | Some Good News | Won | [25] |
| 2019 | Webby Award for Video - Trailer | Dream Corp LLC Dream Sequence | Nominated | [26] |