Xbox Entertainment Studios
| File:Xbox Entertainment Studios logo.png | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Defunct | Template:End date and age |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Nancy Tellem (president) |
| Services | |
| Parent | Microsoft Studios |
Xbox Entertainment Studios was a U.S.-based film and television production company located in Santa Monica, California, launched by Microsoft Studios in 2012 with the goal of creating "interactive television content" for the Xbox Live platform.
Microsoft declared the studio’s shutdown on July 17, 2014. By October 29, 2014, the departure of both the president and vice president confirmed the company’s complete closure.
History
At the time of its closure, Xbox Entertainment Studios had several projects underway, including a documentary examining the video game crash of 1983, the science fiction series Humans, and a live-action adaptation of the Halo universe developed alongside producer Steven Spielberg. Upcoming planned projects featured a reboot of the BBC series Blake's 7, a revival of the Canadian documentary show Little Miracles, and a biographical series centered on rapper Nas. The studio also intended to co-produce live events for Xbox Live such as the Call of Duty Championship, Miss Teen USA, and the VGX awards.
Prior to closing, it released Every Street United, a street soccer reality show timed with the 2014 FIFA World Cup, alongside the video game-focused documentary Atari: Game Over and a spin-off series set in the Halo franchise.
After shutting down, AMC acquired the rights to continue producing Humans, with casting processes already in progress. It was also later disclosed that before ceasing operations, the studio had been developing an adult animated series based on the Conker video game franchise.
Original programming
Xbox Entertainment Studios created original content including films and series in partnership with various production companies:
Series
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Episodes | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every Street United | Reality/Sports | Template:Sort | Template:Sort | Template:Sort |
| Halo: Nightfall | Drama | Template:Sort | Template:Sort | Template:Sort |
Films
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atari: Game Over | Documentary | Template:Sort | Template:Sort |
Specials
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Format | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnaroo 2014 Live Festival Experience | Live Music | Template:Sort | Special (Live Event) | Template:Sort |
| Miss Teen USA 2014 | Beauty pageant | Template:Sort | Special (Live Event) | Template:Sort |
Cancelled Series
| Title | Genre | Producer(s) | Director(s) | Premiere | Episodes | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '3-2-1 Contact' | Educational | Sesame Workshop | ||||
| 'A Walk in Your Shoes' | Reality | Breakthrough Entertainment | ||||
| 'Big Kids' | Comedy | |||||
| 'Blake's 7' Remake | Science fiction drama | Georgeville TV | Martin Campbell | |||
| 'Conker's Big Break' | Adult comedy | |||||
| 'Cro' | Edutainment | Sesame Workshop | ||||
| 'The Electric Company' | Educational | Sesame Workshop | ||||
| 'Untitled Halo live-action series' | Live-action | Steven Spielberg | TBA | |||
| 'Humans' | Science fiction | Kudos | TBA | |||
| 'Little Miracles' | Reality | Breakthrough Entertainment | ||||
| 'Out There' | Teen drama | Sesame Workshop | ||||
| 'Sponk!' | Game show | |||||
| 'Square One' | Edutainment | Sesame Workshop | ||||
| 'Street Dreams' | Biography |