T-Street Productions

T Street Productions

Trade name	T-Street
Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Motion pictures Television
Founded	2019; 6 years ago (2019)
Founder	Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California, United States
Key people	Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman
Owner	MRC (minority stake)
Divisions	T-Street Productions T-Street Television

T-Street is an American film and television production company led by Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman. Under its T-Street Productions division, the company is responsible for the feature-length film Knives Out and the sequel Glass Onion.[1]

History

In September 2019, Rian Johnson and producer Ram Bergman launched T-Street, an entrepreneurial company that will generate original content for film and TV shows.[1] The venture is fully capitalized by global media company Valence Media.[1] T-Street launched with a first look deal with Valence Media's Media Rights Capital for film and television projects.[1] Valence Media holds a substantial minority equity stake in the company. Johnson and Bergman intend to make their own original creations through the company, and produce others.[1]

On October 25, 2019, Nena Rodrigue was named President of Television for T-Street.[2][3] Rodrigue will have creative oversight of all television projects for the studio.[2] She most recently served as EVP of Programming and Production for BBC America, overseeing original scripted programming at the network following its acquisition by AMC Networks.[2]

On November 14, 2019 it was announced Kiri Hart, Stephen Feder and Ben LeClair had been named producers at T-Street.[4][5] Hart most recently served as Lucasfilm's Senior Vice President of Development from 2012 to 2018.[4] Feder most recently served as Vice President of Film Development at Lucasfilm, reporting to Hart.[4] LeClair most recently had a first-look deal with Blumhouse Television, and in 2018 was nominated by Film Independent for the Piaget Producers Award.[4] Leopold Hughes and Nikos Karamigios were also named producers at T-Street.[6]

Productions

Films

Year	Title	Director	Co-production with	Distributor	Budget	Gross
2019	Knives Out	Rian Johnson	MRC Film	Lionsgate	$40 million	$311.4 million[7]
2022	Glass Onion[8]		N/A	Netflix		$15 million[9]
2023	Fair Play	Chloe Domont	MRC Film Star Thrower Entertainment		N/A	N/A
2023	American Fiction[10]	Cord Jefferson	MRC Film 3 Arts Entertainment	Orion Pictures (through Amazon MGM Studios)	$10 million	$23 million
2024	Snack Shack[11]	Adam Carter Rehmeier	MRC Film Paperclip Limited	Republic Pictures	$4,5 million	$455,708
2025	Wake Up Dead Man[12][13]	Rian Johnson	N/A	Netflix	TBA	TBA
TBA	Satellite[14]	TBA	Higher Ground Productions
	Untitled Gene Kelly film[15]	TBA	TBA	TBA

Television series

Year	Title	Creator(s) / Developer(s)	Co-production with	Notes	Network
2023–present	Poker Face[16]	Rian Johnson	Zucks. Animal Pictures MRC Television		Peacock
2024–present	3 Body Problem[17]	David Benioff D.B. Weiss Alexander Woo	BLB The Three-Body Universe Plan B Entertainment Primitive Streak		Netflix
TBA	A Cool Breeze on the Underground[18]	Cory Finley	MRC Television The Story Factory		TBA
	The Whites[19]	Jez Butterworth	MRC Television Civic Center Media		Showtime
	Golf[20]	Will Ferrell Ramy Youssef Josh Rabinowitz	Gloria Sanchez Productions Cairo Cowboy		Netflix

Awards and recognition

Nominations

• 2020 Golden Globe Award Nomination, Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Knives Out)[21]

References

1. Fleming, Mike Jr. (September 5, 2019). "'Knives Out' Duo Rian Johnson & Ram Bergman Form T-Street With Funding From Valence Media/MRC: Toronto". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
2. Andreeva, Nellie (October 25, 2019). "Nena Rodrigue To Run Television For Rian Johnson & Ram Bergman's T-Street". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
3. "Rian Johnson's TV Company Hires Its President". The Hollywood Reporter. October 25, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
4. Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 14, 2019). "Rian Johnson & Ram Bergman's T-Street Brings in Producer Trio". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
5. McNary, Dave (November 14, 2019). "Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman Expand T-Street With Producer Trio". Variety. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
6. Kit, Borys (February 3, 2020). "Rian Johnson's T-Street Studio Adds Two Producers (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
7. "Knives Out (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
8. Hipes, Patrick (February 6, 2020). "'Knives Out' Sequel Officially A Go As Lionsgate Hints At Franchise". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
9. "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
10. Mia Galuppo (December 2, 2022). "Orion Pictures Lands 'Watchmen' Writer Cord Jefferson's Directorial Debut". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
11. Matt Grobar (September 7, 2022). "Gabriel LaBelle, Conor Sherry & Mika Abdalla To Star In Adam Carter Rehmeier's Coming-Of-Age Comedy 'The Snack Shack' For MRC Film And T-Street; Yeardley Smith's Paperclip Ltd Producing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
12. Mike Fleming Jr (March 31, 2021). "Netflix Near $400M+ Deal For 'Knives Out' 2 & 3; Daniel Craig & Director Rian Johnson Reprising". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
13. Shanfeld, Ethan (May 24, 2024). "'Knives Out 3' Title Revealed as 'Wake Up Dead Man'; Rian Johnson Confirms 2025 Release". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
14. Peter White (February 5, 2021). "Netflix & The Obamas' Higher Ground Set TV & Film Slate Including 'Firekeeper's Daughter' Adaptation, Tenzing Norgay Feature & National Parks Docuseries". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
15. Justin Kroll (January 4, 2022). "Chris Evans To Play Gene Kelly In Untitled Pic Written By John Logan; Rian Johnson Among Producers". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
16. Nellie Andreeva (March 16, 2021). "Natasha Lyonne To Star In Rian Johnson Mystery Series 'Poker Face' Picked Up By Peacock From MRC Television". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
17. White, Peter (September 1, 2020). "David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Set Sci-Fi Drama 'Three-Body Problem' As First Major Netflix Series; Alexander Woo, Rian Johnson, Rosamund Pike To EP". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
18. Mike Fleming Jr. (April 27, 2021). "MRC Television, Rian Johnson & Ram Bergman Option Don Winslow's 'A Cool Breeze On The Underground' For 'Bad Education's Cory Finley To Write/Direct". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
19. Otterson, Joe (June 16, 2022). "Ethan Hawke to Star in Limited Series 'The Whites' in Development at Showtime". Variety. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
20. Cordero, Rosy (May 15, 2024). "Will Ferrell Sets Netflix Comedy Series 'GOLF' With Ramy Youssef & Josh Rabinowitz". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
21. "Winners & Nominees Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy". goldenglobes.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.

External links

• T-Street on Internet Movie Database