Film 44

What Film 44 does

Film 44 is a privately held film and television production company based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2005 and owned by filmmaker Peter Berg. The company develops and produces scripted entertainment spanning feature films and television series across genres including action, biographical drama, sports narratives, thrillers, and disaster films. Notable productions include Lone Survivor (Universal Pictures), Patriots Day (CBS Films), Deepwater Horizon (Summit Entertainment), Friday Night Lights and its feature adaptation (NBC Universal / Universal), The Leftovers and Ballers (HBO), Hell or High Water and Wind River (Lionsgate), Mile 22 (STX Entertainment), Spenser Confidential (Netflix), and the forthcoming Cold Zero. Film 44 operates alongside related entities Film Forties, Film 45, and Film 47 under a common umbrella organization.

The company's revenue model is content licensing. Film 44 develops and produces finished productions, then licenses them to studios and streaming platforms for theatrical release, broadcast television, or streaming distribution. A first-look deal with Netflix, originally established in 2017 and renewed in 2026, secures ongoing feature film development with the streamer and currently includes the forthcoming adaptation of Brad Thor's Cold Zero. Past productions have been distributed through nine named enterprise buyers, giving Film 44 multi-channel reach across theatrical (Universal, Lionsgate, Summit, CBS Films), premium cable and broadcast (HBO, NBC Universal, USA Network), and streaming (Netflix) channels.

Film 44 has 51-100 employees and is a boutique-to-mid-size production entity with no disclosed technology stack, no proprietary platform or AI/ML capabilities, no public funding history, and no institutional or PE backing. Go-to-market is project-based and relationship-driven, with monetization flowing entirely through content licensing fees, producing credits, and back-end participation rather than direct consumer pricing.

Name

Film 44

Website

https://film44.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Film 44 is a Los Angeles-based film and television production company founded by filmmaker Peter Berg, producing scripted feature films and series distributed through major studios and streaming platforms, including a first-look deal with Netflix.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film and Television Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (51212)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Scripted TV Series Production (Live-Action) (MPADABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Content Licensing (Film/TV, Clips, Stills) (MPADALAA), Co-Production & Distribution Partnerships (Pre-Sales, Output Deals) (MPABANAI)

Keywords

• Film production
• Television production
• Scripted content development
• Feature film licensing
• Entertainment production services

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Film and TV Production Licensing: Film 44 develops and produces feature films and television series, licensing finished productions to studios and streaming platforms for distribution. Revenue is generated through production deals, licensing fees, and producing credits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels9 records

Core offering

Film 44 develops and produces scripted feature films and television series, licensing finished content to major studios and streaming platforms for distribution. Under the leadership of filmmaker Peter Berg, the company produces a diverse slate of dramatic entertainment across genres including action-thrillers, biographical dramas, sports narratives, and limited series. Productions are released through theatrical distribution (Universal Pictures, Lionsgate, CBS Films, Summit Entertainment), premium cable/streaming (HBO, Netflix), and broadcast television (NBC Universal, USA Network).

Product overview

Film 44 is a film and television production company led by acclaimed filmmaker Peter Berg. The company develops and produces a diverse slate of dramatic entertainment including feature films and television series across multiple genres such as action-thrillers, biographical dramas, sports narratives, and disaster films. Productions are distributed through major studios and streaming platforms including Netflix, Universal Pictures, HBO, Lionsgate, STX Entertainment, CBS Films, Summit Entertainment, NBC Universal, and USA Network. Notable productions include Lone Survivor, Patriots Day, Deepwater Horizon, Friday Night Lights, Ballers, Spenser Confidential, Mile 22, Hell or High Water, Wind River, and the forthcoming Cold Zero.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spenser Confidential A Netflix feature film in which ex-cop Spenser teams up with his roommate Hawk to investigate the murder of two Boston police officers.
• Mile 22 An action film where elite American intelligence officers attempt to smuggle a mysterious police officer with sensitive information out of Indonesia.
• Patriots Day A dramatization of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent city-wide manhunt for the terrorists.
• Lone Survivor Based on Marcus Luttrell's memoir, depicting his team's mission to capture or kill Taliban leader Ahmad Shah in 2005 and their desperate survival effort.
• The Leftovers An HBO series following people coping with their lives three years after two percent of the global population disappeared.
• Hell or High Water A drama about a divorced father and ex-con brother who devise a desperate scheme to save their family's ranch in West Texas.
• Ballers An HBO series following retired NFL player Dwayne Johnson as he navigates his career as a financial manager for other NFL players.
• Deepwater Horizon A dramatization of the 2010 offshore drilling rig explosion that resulted in the worst oil spill in American history.
• Friday Night Lights (TV Series) A drama following the Dillon Panthers high school football team and their head coach Eric Taylor.
• Friday Night Lights (Feature Film) Film adaptation based on H.G. Bissinger's book profiling Odessa, Texas and their high school football team.
• Dare Me A USA Network series about a cheerleader in her senior year who plots revenge against the clique that expelled her.
• Battleship An action film where a fleet of ships must battle an unknown armada to prevent their destructive goals.
• The Kingdom A thriller about a team of U.S. government agents investigating the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
• Wind River A crime thriller where a veteran hunter assists an FBI agent in investigating a murder on a Wyoming Native American reservation.
• Cold Zero A forthcoming Netflix action-thriller feature film adaptation of Brad Thor's novel about a commercial airliner crash-landing near the North Pole while transporting classified technology, triggering a high-stakes race among world powers.

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NetflixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilm 44 maintains a first-look deal with Netflix for feature film development and production. The company recently reupped this deal, securing the Cold Zero project through this creative partnership. Peter Berg produces through Film 44, with Netflix developing feature film adaptations of novels including Brad Thor's Cold Zero.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Skydance Media: Production company developing action tentpoles and prestige scripted content across film, TV, and interactive. Comparable slate mix and multi-studio distribution footprint.
• Bad Robot Productions: J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath's production banner producing film and TV across genres for studios and streamers. Comparable talent-led production model with multi-studio distribution.
• Blumhouse Productions: Jason Blum's genre-focused film and TV production company with broad studio and streaming partnerships. Similar talent-led production model targeting mass-audience content.
• Appian Way Productions: Leonardo DiCaprio's production company producing film and TV with a focus on grounded, fact-based storytelling. Closely comparable creative identity and scale to Film 44.
• Participant Media: Production company focused on socially relevant, fact-based scripted entertainment. Strong overlap with Film 44's editorial identity of authentic, real-world storytelling.
• A24: Independent film and TV studio producing distinctive scripted content for theatrical and streaming release. Comparable as a producer of premium scripted entertainment with diversified buyer relationships.
• Imagine Entertainment: Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's production company producing scripted film and TV for studios and streamers. Comparable in producing scale and multi-platform reach.
• Plan B Entertainment: Brad Pitt's film and TV production company producing prestige scripted content for major studios and streamers. Directly comparable as a talent-anchored, multi-studio production banner competing for similar premium projects.

Broad incumbents

• Legendary Entertainment: Larger film/TV production and financing entity producing event tentpoles and series across multiple studios. Comparable slate profile but operates at meaningfully larger scale than Film 44.
• Lionsgate: Integrated studio with production, distribution, and a large content library. Both a historical buyer of Film 44 content (Hell or High Water, Wind River) and a larger comparable in producing action and prestige scripted content.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/film-44

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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