G-Unit Films and Television Inc.

G-Unit Films and Television Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2003
HeadquartersShreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Key people
Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson (CEO)
ProductsTelevision 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 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.[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 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 (which was known as Millennium Studios) for the company, in a lease agreement with the city of Shreveport, Louisiana.[7]

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  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.