Blue Monday Productions

What Blue Monday Productions does

Blue Monday Productions is a US-based independent television and film production company founded in 2003, operating with a stated mission of centering women in storytelling. Its active and legacy slate spans premium scripted series distributed across four major US platforms: CROSS (NBCUniversal/Peacock), Wu-Tang: An American Saga (Hulu), Truth Be Told (Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video), and Burn Notice (Hulu). The CROSS series is the most prominent current property, starring Aldis Hodge and winner of an NAACP Image Award, with Season Two in active marketing on the company's website.

The company earns revenue primarily through production fees and content licensing fees paid by streaming platforms and networks, with no direct-to-consumer offering and no publicly disclosed pricing. Its go-to-market is project-based: it develops and produces series that are licensed into established platform slates, gaining reach through the platforms' subscriber bases rather than via owned distribution. Customer segments are dual — major streaming and network buyers (the revenue side) and women- and underrepresented-talent audiences (the strategic thesis) — though the buyer side is concentrated.

Complementing production, Blue Monday operates the Breakthrough Artist Program, a three-month structured immersion plus ongoing mentorship initiative that selects emerging artists from underrepresented communities and accelerates their industry careers. This program is positioned as a non-commercial pipeline-building asset that also reinforces the company's brand and talent moat. Headcount is stated at 1-10 employees, indicating a lean operator that likely relies on a broader freelance and partner network for project execution.

Name

Blue Monday Productions

Legal name

Blue Monday Productions

Website

https://bluemondayproductions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Blue Monday Productions is a US independent television production company founded in 2003 that develops and produces women-centered premium scripted series, including CROSS, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, and Truth Be Told, for major streaming platforms such as Hulu, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, and Peacock.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Live-Action TV Movies, Miniseries & Specials Production (MPADABAD)

Keywords

• Television series production
• Streaming content production
• Drama series development
• Film production services
• Talent development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Content Licensing and Production: Blue Monday Productions generates revenue through producing television series and licensing content to streaming platforms and networks. The company produces premium video content distributed through platforms such as Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and Apple TV, earning licensing fees and production fees for their creative work.

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Core offering

Blue Monday Productions is an independent film and television production company founded in 2003 that creates and produces premium scripted drama series for licensing to major streaming platforms and networks. The company develops, produces, and licenses content distributed through Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and NBCUniversal/Peacock, with a mission-driven focus on centering women in storytelling and supporting underrepresented talent through its Breakthrough Artist Program.

Product overview

Blue Monday Productions is a production company founded in 2003 focused on putting women at the center of every story. The company operates as a multi-show production house producing television series distributed across streaming platforms including Hulu, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime. Their portfolio includes crime drama CROSS starring Aldis Hodge, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Truth Be Told, and Burn Notice. Beyond content production, they offer the Breakthrough Artist Program—a talent development initiative supporting emerging artists from underrepresented communities with mentorship and career acceleration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CROSS A Washington DC-based crime drama television series starring Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross, a brilliant homicide detective and forensic psychologist. The show follows Cross as he identifies and catches serial killers, and in Season Two pursues a ruthless vigilante hunting corrupt billionaire magnates. Distributed on NBCUniversal/Peacock.
• Wu-Tang: An American Saga A Hulu original scripted drama series chronicling the formation and rise of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, distributed exclusively on Hulu.
• Truth Be Told A scripted drama series exploring themes of truth and justice, distributed on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video.
• Burn Notice An action/spy thriller television series about a spy who gets burned and must navigate the world of espionage, distributed on Hulu.
• Breakthrough Artist Program A talent development initiative that selects emerging artists from underrepresented communities and provides them with three months of immersive industry experience, mentorship, and career acceleration support, with continued mentorship beyond the initial program period.

Quantifiable outcome

• Productions broadcast across multiple major streaming platforms reaching millions of subscribers

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Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Market position

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Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/bluemondayprod
• Xx.com/bluemondayprod
• Facebookfacebook.com/bluemondayproductions

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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