G-Unit Films and Television Inc.

American production company

G-Unit Films and Television Inc.
Company type	Private
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	2003
Headquarters	Shreveport, Louisiana
Key people	Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson (CEO)
Products	Television programs, films

G-Unit Films and Television Inc. (originally known as G-Unit Films) is an American film and television production company founded by rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson in 2003.^[1] The company produced documentaries based on Jackson's upbringing or his affiliates. In 2008, Jackson founded a successor company, Cheetah Vision, in a joint venture with Randall Emmett, temporarily closing G-Unit Films until its revival in 2010, under the name G-Unit Films and Television Inc.^[2]

In 2015, Jackson pitched television prospects to six different networks. Among them was Power, a Starz drama for which Jackson serves as a co‐star, co-creator, and executive producer. Jackson signed a two-year contract with Starz, with representation coming from the Agency for the Performing Arts. By the following year, ratings have proved successful for the network.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Following his dissatisfaction with the Starz network, Jackson and Fox entered a non-exclusive broadcast direct deal to develop scripted dramas, live-action comedies and animated series through his production company G-Unit Film & Television. In 2023, Jackson purchased an in-house production facility (of which was previously known as Millennium Studios) for the company, in a lease agreement with the city of Shreveport, Louisiana.^[7]

Past and current productions

Films

50 Cent: The New Breed (2003)
The Game: Documentary (2005)
Blood Out (2010)
Setup (2011)
Freelancers (2012)
Fire with Fire (2012)
The Frozen Ground (2013)
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (TBA)^[8]

Television

Dream School (2013)
Power (2014–2020)
50 Central (2017)
The Oath (2017–2019)
For Life (2020–2021)
Power Book II: Ghost (2020-present)
Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021-present)
Black Mafia Family (2021-present)
Power Book IV: Force (2022-present)

References

^ 50 Cent Will Star In 'Live Bet' Movie Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
^ "G UNIT FILM & TELEVISION INC". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^ Whitney Friedlander (29 September 2015). "'Power' Producer 50 Cent Signs Overall Deal with Starz". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^ Alicia Adejobi (2 December 2015). "50 Cent: Power producer to rival Empire with new Fox comedy series My Friend 50". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^ Danny Schwartz (1 December 2015). "50 Cent To Executive Produce & Star In FOX Sitcom "My Friend 50". HNHH. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^ Victoria Hernandez (June 19, 2015). "50 Cent Explains How To Get His Investment". HiphopDX. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^ https://www.ksla.com/2023/11/14/shreveport-advances-effort-lease-its-studio-50-cents-g-unit-film-television/
^ Busch, Anita (2018-02-13). "'Den Of Thieves' Gets Sequel With Gerard Butler, 50 Cent, Filmmakers Reuniting; STXFilms Distributing Worldwide". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-03-29.