What Kingdom Reign Entertainment does

Kingdom Reign Entertainment, LLC is a privately held, Black-owned, boutique unscripted television production company founded in 2017 by Carlos King in the United States. The company creates, produces, writes, pitches, and develops reality and talk show concepts from pre through post production for major broadcast and streaming networks. Its current slate spans the Love & Marriage franchise (Huntsville, Detroit, D.C.) and Belle Collective on OWN, Styling Hollywood on Netflix, My Killer Body with K. Michelle on Lifetime, BET Presents: The Encore on BET, Hollywood Divas on TV One, and The Nightcap with Carlos King talk show on OWN.

Its customer base is concentrated among a small set of major networks — OWN is the dominant buyer, accounting for nearly 70% of OWN's original programming hours over the past year, with Netflix, BET, Lifetime, TV One, and Bravo (legacy) rounding out the buyer pool. Revenue is generated primarily through television content licensing and production fees, with secondary streams from podcast advertising and sponsorships (Reality with the King, distributed on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and now affiliated with The Black Effect Podcast Network) and a newer live-events business (Queen and King of Reality tour). Go-to-market is sales-led, dependent on Carlos King's personal reputation and track record for securing network greenlights and renewals, and the company has no disclosed institutional investors or external parent.

Name

Kingdom Reign Entertainment

Legal name

Kingdom Reign Entertainment, LLC

Website

https://kingdomreignent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kingdom Reign Entertainment is a privately held, Black-owned U.S. boutique production company founded in 2017 by Carlos King, producing unscripted reality and talk television for major networks including OWN, Netflix, BET, Lifetime, and TV One, plus the Reality with the King podcast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television Production

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Format & Scripted/Unscripted Franchise Distribution (Adaptation Rights) (MPABAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rights & Licensing Management (Contract, Territory/Window, Royalty) (MPAHALAA), Podcast Rights Management, IP Licensing & Content Sales (MPACADAH)

Keywords

• Reality television production
• Unscripted content creation
• Celebrity lifestyle shows
• Black culture programming
• Podcast production

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverly Hills

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. Television Content Licensing: Creates and produces reality TV programming licensed to major networks including OWN, Netflix, BET, and Lifetime. Revenue is generated through production fees, licensing royalties, and potentially backend participation based on show performance.
2. Podcast and Digital Content: Produces and distributes the Reality with the King podcast, generating revenue through advertising, sponsorships, and brand partnerships via The Black Effect Podcast Network.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Kingdom Reign Entertainment is a multimedia production company that develops, produces, and licenses unscripted reality television series, docuseries, and podcasts. Its programming is primarily focused on African American relationships, celebrity lifestyles, Black entrepreneurship, and faith-based communities, and is distributed to major cable and streaming platforms such as OWN, Netflix, BET, Lifetime, and TV One. The company's flagship offering is the "Love & Marriage" franchise alongside companion lifestyle programming and hosted podcasts.

Product overview

Kingdom Reign Entertainment is a boutique entertainment company that creates, produces, writes, pitches, and develops television show concepts for major networks from pre to post production. Under founder and CEO Carlos King, the company has built a diverse portfolio centered on reality television programming. The core products include the Love & Marriage franchise (spanning Love & Marriage: Huntsville, D.C., and Detroit on OWN), original series like Styling Hollywood (Netflix), My Killer Body with K. Michelle (Lifetime), BET Presents: The Encore (BET), Hollywood Divas (TV One), and Belle Collective (OWN). The company also produces talk show The Nightcap with Carlos King on OWN and the Reality with the King podcast, which ranks #1 on Apple podcasts' TV/Film charts. Additional titles include The Mane Event, Behind Every Man, The Next 15, Selling-It-In-The-ATL, Grown Gospel, The Stroll, and Bold & Bougie.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Love & Marriage: Huntsville Unscripted reality television series following the lives of couples and entrepreneurs in Huntsville, Alabama; distributed to cable/streaming networks and aimed at adult audiences interested in relationships and Black entrepreneurship.
• Love & Marriage: D.C. Reality television series expanding the Love & Marriage franchise to Washington, D.C., focusing on couples and social dynamics in the D.C. market.
• Love & Marriage: Detroit Reality television series extending the Love & Marriage franchise to Detroit, documenting couples and community life in the Detroit market.
• Hollywood Divas Reality television series following the professional and personal lives of Black actresses working in Hollywood.
• Belle Collective Reality television series featuring influential Black women entrepreneurs and community leaders in Mississippi.
• Styling Hollywood Reality television series following celebrity stylists and their fashion and lifestyle ventures.
• My Killer Body Docuseries telling the stories of individuals dealing with complications from black-market plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures.
• BET Presents: The Encore Reality music series in which former members of R&B groups come together to record a new album in a shared house.
• The Mane Event Reality television programming centered on hair care entrepreneurs and the Black beauty industry.
• Behind Every Man Reality television series spotlighting the women behind successful public figures and entrepreneurs.
• The Next 15 Docuseries following emerging Black entertainment personalities as they work through a 15-month career development plan.
• Selling It In The ATL Reality television series profiling Atlanta-based real estate agents and the local luxury market.
• Grown Gospel Reality television series following the lives and careers of gospel music artists.
• The Stroll Feature-length documentary chronicling the history of Black transgender hair stylists along Christopher Street in New York City.
• Bold & Bougie Reality television series spotlighting the lifestyles and businesses of successful Black women.
• Reality with the King Companion podcast hosted by founder Carlos King, providing commentary, interviews, and behind-the-scenes discussion related to reality television and Black pop culture.
• The Nightcap with Carlos King Lifestyle and nightlife-focused talk show and podcast hosted by Carlos King, covering celebrity interviews and cultural conversation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 70% of OWN original programming
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 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.

• The Black Effect Podcast NetworkcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2025Carlos King brought his Reality with the King podcast to The Black Effect Podcast Network in July 2025. The partnership provides talent bookers, advertising resources, and iHeart banner support while allowing King creative freedom. The network, founded by Charlamagne Tha God in 2020, is the premiere home of Black storytelling in podcasting.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Truly Original: Independent reality TV production company behind the Real Housewives of Atlanta franchise — the very show where Carlos King built his career. Direct competitor in the unscripted space for the same buyer (Bravo/OWN), with similar talent-driven format and licensing model.
• 51 Minds Entertainment: Boutique reality/unscripted producer behind flagship hits including The Surreal Life, Flavor of Love, and Ex on the Beach. Closely comparable production model — develop and produce unscripted formats, license to cable/streaming — and similar scale.
• Bunim/Murray Productions: Pioneering reality TV producer (The Real World, Project Runway, The Challenge). Comparable in product (unscripted franchise formats licensed to networks) and in target buyer (cable/streaming networks); a meaningfully larger incumbent in the same niche.
• Shed Media: Produces the 90 Day Fiancé and Love After Lockup franchises for TLC and Discovery+. Direct peer in the franchise-driven, license-to-cable-network model and similar reliance on repeat-cast, format-extension economics.
• Jesse Collins Entertainment: Black-owned unscripted and live-event TV producer behind BET Awards, Hip Hop Awards, and scripted/unscripted content for BET and Netflix. Comparable focus on culturally relevant content for the same network buyers (BET, etc.) and similar ownership structure.

Broad incumbents

• Propagate Content: Independent studio producing unscripted (Ink Master) and scripted content, co-founded by Howard Owens and Ben Silverman. Closely comparable as a boutique, founder-led production company at the higher end of the scale Kingdom Reign targets.
• All3Media America: US arm of All3Media producing unscripted and scripted content (Undercover Boss, The Oval). Broader portfolio incumbent in the same premium-scripted and unscripted space and a likely strategic counterparty for any future sale.
• Banijay Americas: Global content producer and roll-up acquirer with a large unscripted slate in the US via labels like Endemol Shine. Larger, capital-backed competitor actively consolidating boutique unscripted producers of the type Kingdom Reign represents.
• ITV Entertainment (ITV America): Division of ITV plc producing unscripted formats (Love Island US, The Masked Singer US, Queer Eye). Larger, well-capitalized incumbent in the same space with broader portfolio; competes with Kingdom Reign for the same network greenlights.

Emerging players

• Hoorae Media: Issa Rae's diversified media company spanning film, TV, digital, and branded content with a similar focus on culturally specific storytelling for diverse audiences. Comparable mission and audience orientation rather than direct format competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/kingdomreigne
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@thecarlosking_
• Facebookfacebook.com/KingdomReignEntertainment
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kingdomreignent
• Instagraminstagram.com/kingdomreigne

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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