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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. The company produced documentaries based on the upbringing of Jackson 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.

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 from the Agency for the Performing Arts. By the following year, ratings have proved successful for the network.

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 (which was known as Millennium Studios) for the company, in a lease agreement with the city of Shreveport, Louisiana.

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)
• Diddy Do It (TBA)

Television

• Dream School (2013)
• Power (2014–2020)
• 50 Central (2017)
• The Oath (2017–2019)
• For Life (2020–2021)
• Power Book II: Ghost (2020-2024)
• Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021-present)
• Black Mafia Family (2021-present)
• Power Book IV: Force (2022-present)

References

1. 50 Cent Will Star In 'Live Bet' Movie Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
2. "G UNIT FILM & TELEVISION INC". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
3. Whitney Friedlander (29 September 2015). "'Power' Producer 50 Cent Signs Overall Deal with Starz". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
4. Alicia Adejobi (2 December 2015). "50 Cent: Power producer to rival Empire with new Fox comedy series My Friend 50". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
5. Danny Schwartz (1 December 2015). "50 Cent To Executive Produce & Star In FOX Sitcom "My Friend 50". HNHH. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
6. Victoria Hernandez (June 19, 2015). "50 Cent Explains How To Get His Investment". HiphopDX. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
7. "Shreveport advances effort to lease its movie studio to 50 Cent's G-Unit Film & Television". 14 November 2023.
8. 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.

External links

• Official website

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