Asylum Entertainment

Asylum Entertainment

Type	Television Film Media
Founded	2001
Founder	Steve Michaels - CEO Jonathan Koch - CCO
Headquarters	Encino, California, United States
Owner	Legendary Television
Website	www.asylument.com

Asylum Entertainment is a television production company based in Encino, California, United States. It is known for producing reality and scripted television series such as Beyond the Glory and The Kennedys. It was purchased by Legendary Pictures in 2014.^[1]

Steve Michaels (son of sportscaster Al Michaels) and Jonathan Koch formed Asylum Entertainment in 2001 when they began producing Beyond the Glory for Fox Sports. The series ran for 5 seasons and was nominated for 10 Emmys.^[2] With its success, Asylum went on to produce several other sports programming series such as IN FOCUS, ESPN’s 30 FOR 30, and the Emmy nominated series Fearless. They soon began to expand their programming to include reality beyond sports programming, producing The Locator, Addicted, American Gangster and many more.

In 2011, Asylum crossed over into scripted content with The Kennedys, the highly acclaimed 10-time Emmy nominated^[3] eight-part mini-series for ReelzChannel starring Greg Kinnear, Katie Holmes, Barry Pepper and Tom Wilkinson. After The Kennedys' success, Asylum Entertainment entered into a production deal with ReelzChannel to develop and produce original series for the network,^[4] which included The Kennedy Files, Beverly Hills Pawn, Murder in the City of Angels and Hollywood Hillbillies.

The company’s other reality series include Urban Tarzan for Spike TV, Owner's Manual for AMC, Gangsters for Biography, The Lylas for WE tv, Big Fish Texas for National Geographic Channel, Finding My Father for Oxygen and Homegrown Makeover for FYI. In 2014, Asylum partnered with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer (Imagine Entertainment) and GE on a signature series for National Geographic Channel entitled Breakthrough. The anthology series, with each hour exploring an innovation in science and made by a different director, debuted in November 2015. Nat Geo has ordered a second season. Asylum is producing another anthology series for the network entitled Origins.^[5]

The company has continued to make critically acclaimed scripted content. The film Ring of Fire, starring Jewel as June Carter Cash, debuted on Lifetime TV in May 2013. The four-hour miniseries The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, starring Kelli Garner and Susan Sarandon, aired on Lifetime in May 2015. Both films were nominated for Emmys. Another Lifetime film, Manson’s Lost Girls, aired in February 2016. After Camelot, the four-hour sequel to The Kennedys, starts production in April 2016. Asylum has also made two feature films. A coming-of-age movie starring Christopher Meloni, Small Time, was written and directed by Joel Surnow. The documentary feature Happy Valley, about the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State, was directed by Amir Bar-Lev for A&E Indie Films.

Filmography

Run	Type	Title	Channel	Ep.	Ref.
2016—present	Series	Big Fish Texas	National Geographic Channel	8	[6]
2016	Series	Case Closed with AJ Benza	Reelz Channel	8	[7]
2016—present	Series	Demons in the City of Angels	Reelz Channel	8	[8]
2016—present	Series	Home Grown Makeover	FYI	10	[9]
2016—present	Series	Gangsters: America’s Most Evil	Reelz Channel	10	[10]
2016—present	Series	Master P’s Family Empire	Reelz Channel	10	[11]
2016—present	Series	The Kennedy Files	Reelz Channel	10	[12]
2016	TV Movie	Manson’s Lost Girls	Lifetime		[13]
2015—present	Series	Breakthrough	National Geographic Channel	6	[14]
2015—present	Series	Dr. Feelgood	Reelz Channel	8	[15]
2015—present	Series	Finding My Father	Oxygen	8	[16]
2015	Miniseries	The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe	Lifetime	2	[17]
2014—present	Series	Hollywood Hillbillies	Reelz Channel	31	[18]
2014	Series	Treasure King	Reelz Channel	8	[19]
2014	Feature	Small Time	Asylum Films		[20]
2014	Series	Mansion Hunters	Reelz Channel	10	[21]
2014	Documentary	Happy Valley	A&E Indie Films		[22]
2014	Documentary	World of Warcraft: Looking for Group	YouTube		[23]
2014	Series	Billy Bob’s Gags to Riches	Discovery Channel	7	[24]
2014	Series	BAPS	Lifetime	4	[25]
2014	Series	The Capones	Reelz Channel	10	[26]
2013—2014	Series	Hollywood Scandals	Reelz Channel	20	[27]
2013	Documentary	Being: Mike Tyson	Fox Sports Net	6	[28]
2013	Series	Drugs Made Me Do It	Biography Channel	2	[29]
2013	Series	How Sex Changed the World	H2	10	[30]
2013	Series	Urban Tarzan	Spike	10	[31]
2013	Series	Owner's Manual	AMC	8	[32]
2013	TV Movie	Ring of Fire	Lifetime		[33]
2013	Series	The Lylas	WE tv	8	[34]
2012—present	Series	10 Things You Don’t Know	H2	26	[35]
2012	Series	Bounty Wars	Discovery Channel	3	[36]
2012	Miniseries	Countdown to the Apocalypse	History Channel	6	[37]
2012	Series	Natural Born Sellers	HGTV	13	[38]
2012	Series	RV Kings	Travel Channel	3	[39]
2012	Series	Travel Unraveled	Travel Channel	10	[40]
2011	Series	Pawn 90210	Reelz Channel	3	[41]
2011	Series	Four of a Kind	Lifetime	12	[42]
2011	Miniseries	The Kennedys	Reelz Channel	8	[43]
2011	TV Movie	Secret Access: Super Power	History Channel		[44]
2010	Series	The Peacemaker	A&E	5	[45]
2010	Series	Addicted	TLC	6	[46]
2010	Series	Tailgate Takedown	TLC	2	[47]
2009—present	Series	30 for 30	ESPN	6	[48]
2009	Series	Adoption Diaries	WE tv	4	[49]
2009	TV Movie	Lisa Nichols’ Breakthrough	WE tv		[50]
2008—2010	Series	The Locator	WE tv	44	[51]
2007	Series	Maui Fever	MTV	9	[52]
2006—2007	Series	Project My World	Channel 101 (DirecTV)	20	[53]
2006	Documentary	30 Most Outrageous Celebrity Feuds	E!		[54]
2006	Documentary	The Chuck Barris Story: My Life on the Edge	Game Show Network		[55]
2006	TV Movie	The Family Makers	TLC		[56]
2004	Series	Love is in the Heir	E!	1	[57]
2004—2005	Series	Fearless	NBC Sports	25	[58]
2001—2005	Series	Beyond the Glory	Fox Sports Networks	96	[59]

External links

• Official website
• YouTube channel
• Google+
• IMDB
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram

References

1. Andreeva, Nellie. "Legendary Acquires TV Producer Asylum Entertainment". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
2. "27th Annual Sports Emmy Awards Nominations". Emmyonline.org. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
3. "The Kennedys". Emmys.com. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
4. Andreeva, Nellie. "ReelzChannel Signs Production Deal With Asylum Entertainment". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
5. http://deadline.com/2016/03/ron-howards-mars-alex-gibneys-water-quest-puppies-highlight-national-geographic-networks-push-to-premium-upfronts-1201720571/
6. "Big Fish Texas (TV Series 2016—present)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
7. "Case Closed with AJ Benza (TV Series 2016)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
8. "Demons in the City of Angels (TV Series 2016—present)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
9. "Home Grown Makeover (TV Series 2016—present)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
10. "Gangsters: America's Most Evil (TV Series 2016—present)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
11. "Master P's Family Empire (TV Series 2016—present)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
12. "The Kennedy Files (TV Series 2016—present)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
13. "Manson's Lost Girls (TV Movie 2016)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
14. "Breakthrough (TV Series 2015—present)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
15. "Dr. Feelgood (TV Series 2015—present)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
16. "Finding My Father (TV Series 2015—present)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
17. "The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (TV Miniseries 2015)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
18. "Hollywood Hillbillies (TV Series 2014—present)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
19. "Treasure King (TV Series 2014)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
20. "Small Time (Independent Film 2014)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
21. "Mansion Hunters (TV Series 2014)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
22. "Happy Valley (Documentary 2014)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
23. "World of Warcraft: Looking for Group (Documentary 2014)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
24. "Billy Bob's Gags to Riches (Series 2014)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
25. "BAPS (Series 2014)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
26. "The Capones (Series 2014)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
27. "Hollywood Scandals (Series 2013—2014)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
28. "Being: Mike Tyson (Documentary 2013)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
29. "Drugs Made Me Do It (Series 2013)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
30. "How Sex Changed the World (Series 2013)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
31. "Urban Tarzan (Series 2013)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
32. "Owner's Manual (Series 2013)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
33. "Ring of Fire (TV Movie 2013)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
34. "The Lylas (Series 2013)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
35. "10 Things You Don't Know (Series 2012—present)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
36. "Bounty Wars (Series 2012)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
37. "Countdown to the Apocalypse (Miniseries 2012)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
38. "Natural Born Sellers (Series 2012)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
39. "RV Kings (Series 2012)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
40. "Travel Unraveled (Series 2012)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
41. "Pawn 90210 (Series 2011)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
42. "Four of a Kind (Series 2011)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
43. "The Kennedys (Miniseries 2011)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
44. "Secret Access: Super Power (TV Movie 2011)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
45. "The Peacemaker (Series 2010)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
46. "Addicted (Series 2010)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
47. "Tailgate Takedown (Series 2010)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
48. "30 for 30 (Series 2009—present)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
49. "Adoption Diaries (Series 2009)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
50. "Lisa Nichols' Breakthrough (TV Movie 2009)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
51. "The Locator (Series 2008—2010)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
52. "Maui Fever (Series 2007)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
53. "Project My World (Series 2006—2007)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
54. "30 Most Outrageous Celebrity Feuds (Documentary 2006)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
55. "The Chuck Barris Story: My Life on the Edge (Documentary 2006)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
56. "The Family Makers (TV Movie 2006)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
57. "Love is in the Heir (Series 2004)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
58. "Fearless (Series 2004—2005)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
59. "Beyond the Glory (Series 2001—2005)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-05-23.