SpringHill Company

SpringHill Company is an entertainment development and production company founded in 2020 by LeBron James and Maverick Carter. Its board of directors includes Serena Williams.^[1] The company unites three earlier companies founded by James and Carter: SpringHill Entertainment, an entertainment production company founded in 2007,^[2] the Robot Company, an integrated marketing agency and brand and culture consultancy founded by Carter and James together with Paul Rivera, the creator of the talk show The Shop, and Uninterrupted, founded in 2015 with the aim to empower athletes by providing a platform that allows them to share their stories.^[3]

SpringHill Company

Company type	Private
Industry	Entertainment
Predecessors	SpringHill Entertainment Robot Company Uninterrupted
Founded	2020; 4 years ago (2020)
Founder	LeBron James Maverick Carter
Headquarters	Hollywood, California, US
Key people	LeBron James
Products	Film television Audio Consulting Marketing Storytelling
Website	www.springhillcompany.com

SpringHill Company signed a two-year scripted television deal with ABC Signature, a part of Disney Television Studios, in June 2020.^[4] In September 2020, the company signed a four-year first-look deal with Universal Pictures.^[5]

Like SpringHill Entertainment before, the company is named after the housing complex in Akron, where James was raised.^[6]

In November 2024, it was announced that SpringHill Company would merge with Fulwell 73 by the end of the year with Maverick Carter and Leo Pearlman leading the combined company as co-CEOs.^[7]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Director	Distributor
2019	What's My Name: Muhammad Ali	Antoine Fuqua	HBO
2021	Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street[8]	Salima Koroma	CNN
	Space Jam: A New Legacy[9]	Malcolm D. Lee	Warner Bros. Pictures
2022	Hustle[10]	Jeremiah Zagar	Netflix
	Fantasy Football	Anton Cropper	Paramount+
2023	House Party[11]	Calmatic	Warner Bros. Pictures
	Shooting Stars[12]	Chris Robinson[13]	Peacock
	Black Ice[14]	Hubert Davis	Bell Media, Elevation Pictures (Canada) Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions (United States)
2024	Rez Ball[15]	Sydney Freeland	Netflix
TBA	Blood Count	Peter Ramsey	Paramount Pictures[16]
	New Kid[17]	Prentice Penny	Universal Pictures
	Weekend Warriors[18]	Stephen Chbosky	Apple Studios

Television

Year	Series	Distributor
2014–2017	Survivor's Remorse	Starz
2016–present	The Wall	NBC
2018–2020	Shut Up and Dribble	Showtime
2018–present	The Shop	HBO/YouTube
2019	Million Dollar Mile	CBS
2020	Self Made[19]	Netflix
2021	The Playbook
2022–present	Recipe for Change[20]	YouTube
2023	The Crossover	Disney+
TBA	Fantasy Sports[21]

Further reading

• Jeff Beer and Nicole Laporte (Aug 3, 2021). "How LeBron James and Maverick Carter's SpringHill Company became the envy of Hollywood". Fast Company.

References

1. "LeBron James secures $100m for media company". BBC News. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
2. D.L. Chandler (June 27, 2020). "Lebron James & Maverick Carter's Springhill Entertainment Signs New ABC Deal". Hip-Hop Wired. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
3. Eoin Connolly (November 1, 2019). "Uninterrupted conversation: Maverick Carter and LeBron James get the stars to tell stories". SportsPro.
4. Andreeva, Nellie (2020-06-26). "LeBron James' SpringHill Entertainment Inks Overall Deal With ABC Studios For Scripted Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
5. Caron, Emily (21 February 2019). "Release date set for 'Space Jam 2' feat. LeBron James". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
6. "LeBron James Gets $100 Million Investment to Build Media Empire". Bloomberg Businessweek. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
7. Littleton, Cynthia (2024-11-18). "Fulwell 73 and SpringHill Co. Join Forces to Grow in Film, TV, Documentary, Live Events and Branded Content". Variety.
8. Lang, Brent (2020-10-26). "LeBron James' SpringHill Company, CNN Films Team on 'Dreamland: The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
9. Caron, Emily (21 February 2019). "Release date set for 'Space Jam 2' feat. LeBron James". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
10. Kroll, Justin (2020-05-18). "Adam Sandler to Star in Netflix Movie 'Hustle' From Producer LeBron James". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
11. "LeBron James' House Party Reboot Could Be Headed to HBO Max". Movies. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
12. Petski, Denise (2022-05-02). "Original Films From LeBron James, Will Packer & John Woo To Premiere On Peacock In 2023". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
13. Kit, Borys (2022-05-13). "High School Basketball Star Mookie Cook to Play Young LeBron James in Drama 'Shooting Stars' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
14. Hayes, Dade (July 29, 2021). "SpringHill, DreamCrew And Uninterrupted Canada Team For Hockey Doc 'Black Ice', With Drake And LeBron James Exec Producing". Deadline. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
15. Grobar, Matt (April 17, 2023). "'Rez Ball': Netflix Sets Jessica Matten, Julia Jones, Amber Midthunder, Kiowa Gordon & More For Sydney Freeland's Native American Basketball Underdog Pic". Deadline Hollywood.
16. "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Co-Director to Helm Vampire Thriller Blood Count". MovieWeb. 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
17. Grobar, Matt (February 1, 2022). "Prentice Penny To Direct & Exec Produce Adaptation Of Jerry Craft's Graphic Novel 'New Kid' For Universal; Eli Wilson Pelton To Write Script". Deadline. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
18. Kroll, Justin (August 21, 2024). "Mark Wahlberg And Stephen Chbosky Team On 'Weekend Warriors' Feature From Apple With SpringHill And Plan B Producing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
19. "'Self Made': Octavia Spencer Says Now Is the Time to Tell Madam C.J. Walker's Story (Exclusive) | Entertainment Tonight". www.etonline.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
20. "YouTube Originals Partners with LeBron James' Springhill Company to Present 'Recipe for Change: Amplifying Black Women' - Blavity".
21. Bell, James (2023-05-25). "Fantasy Sports Being Developed As Disney Animated Series". The Nerd Stash. Retrieved 2023-06-25.

External links

• Official website