| Company type | Film & TV Production Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | Boston, Massachusetts, United States (1994) |
Key people | Michael Williams, Principal and Co-Owner David Collins, Principal and Co-Owner Rob Eric, Chief Creative Officer |
| Products | Film & Television Production |
Scout Productions[1] is a film and television production company owned by Michael Williams and David Collins. David Collins created the groundbreaking television series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,[2] which revolutionized reality television and the Bravo Network. Queer Eye aired in 120 countries and included 19 international formats. It made its mark critically and on the cultural landscape, winning an Emmy, a PGA Award, and two GLAAD Media Awards. In January 2017, it was announced Netflix and Scout were producing a reimagining of the series with an all new Fab Five. The new show premiered in February 2018 to positive reviews and launched the Netflix foray into original unscripted series.
Other series Scout has produced include Home Made Simple on OWN, Big Ideas for a Small Planet, Sox Appeal, Sordid Lives: The Series, First Person. Films include the Oscar winning documentary The Fog of War (2003) and Transsiberian (2008).[3]
Michael Williams and David Collins founded the company in 1994 focusing on independent features, including Never Met Picasso (1996), Home Before Dark (1997), Six Ways To Sunday (1998), Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999), and Session 9 (2001). In 2003, they created their breakout hit, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and company principal Michael Williams won the Academy Award with Errol Morris for the 2003 documentary film The Fog of War.