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Top 25 Independent production studios based in the United States

Name: Independent production studios based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 1,983 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,983 independent production studios headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 51,558 professional contacts across them, including 6,388 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers independent production studios headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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51,558Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest independent production studios based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,983 independent production studios based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to independent production studios: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Nbcuniversal	Indirect evidence	New York City, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	20,673 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Warner Bros. Entertainment	Indirect evidence	Burbank, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	5,275 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “WARNER BROS.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Paramount Pictures	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,311 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1912, Paramount Pictures works with the entertainment industry’s biggest filmmakers and brightest stars to produce and distribute entertainment around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	The Walt Disney Studios	Partial evidence	Burbank, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,034 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For 100 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Warnermedia	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	1,755 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “WarnerMedia is now Warner Bros.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Anonymous Content	Indirect evidence	Culver City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	1,181 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Anonymous Content is a visionary and disruptive media company that produces multi-platform premium content and boasts an exceptional client roster which includes many of the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	CBS Studios	Strong evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	980 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CBS Studios is one of the world’s leading suppliers of entertainment programming, with more than 70 series currently in production for broadcast and cable networks, streaming…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	ANGEL	Partial evidence	Provo, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	358 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a film studio platform that helps creators come together with viewers to create high-quality TV and film without answering to Hollywood.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Skydance	Indirect evidence	Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	338 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Radicalmedia	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	300 contacts →
	Partial evidence “RadicalMedia is a multi-disciplinary studio that creates some of the world’s most innovative content across all forms of media.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Fifth Season	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	256 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Fifth Season is an entertainment industry leader specializing in the development, production, financing, and distribution of premium films, television series, and documentaries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Blumhouse	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	238 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Blumhouse is a film and television production company, based in Los Angeles, and founded by Jason Blum.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Searchlight Pictures	Indirect evidence	Burbank, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	179 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Searchlight Pictures is a global specialty film and television company that develops, produces, finances and acquires motion pictures and series for both worldwide theatrical and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Rooster Teeth Productions, A Warner Bros. Discovery Company	Indirect evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	164 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Rooster Teeth is a fan-driven, community-built entertainment company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	AGBO	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	143 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded by award-winning, record-breaking directors Anthony and Joe Russo, AGBO is an artist-led entertainment company focused on creating content borne of innovative story…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Legion M Entertainment	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	130 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Legion M is a fan-owned entertainment company that partners with filmmakers and Hollywood studios to produce original movies, TV shows, events, and more.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Hearst Media Production Group	Strong evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	127 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), a business unit of Hearst Television, is an independent producer and distributor of original programming for TV stations, broadcast and cable…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Awesomeness	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	124 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A subsidiary of Paramount, Awesomeness is a media company focused on serving the global Gen Z audience through its digital publishing, film and television studio divisions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Annapurna	Indirect evidence	West Hollywood, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	101 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Annapurna, focuses on creating sophisticated, high-quality content that is critically and commercially conscious while still appealing to a vast and varied audience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Propagate Content	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	92 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2015 and spearheaded by Co-CEOs Ben Silverman and Howard T.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Critical Content	Strong evidence	West Hollywood, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	90 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Critical Content is a leading global independent content studio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Crazy Legs Productions	Indirect evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	88 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “From development to deliverables and everything in between, Crazy Legs has the experience and the infrastructure for producing feature films, episodic television, and branded…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Filmhub	Indirect evidence	United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	87 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Filmhub is a worldwide full-service film & TV distribution company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Buffalo 8	Indirect evidence	Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	86 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2010 by college students and partners Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor, Buffalo 8 is a full-service media company based throughout Los Angeles, California.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Texas Crew Productions	Indirect evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	85 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Whether it’s an NAACP award-winning special about the Obama presidency, a juicy true-crime cable series, a home renovation show, an inspiring music anthology series, a highly…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: independent production studios. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names independent production studios.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of independent production studios, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name independent production studios. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Independent production studios based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

12.4%Verified-email coverage

26.0Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

26.0%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,526

11-50

362

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,983 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among independent production studios, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “independent production studios”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names independent production studios), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among independent production studios, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 6,388 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Independent production studios by metro

Independent production studios in Los Angeles516
Independent production studios in New York259
Independent production studios in Beverly Hills61
Independent production studios in Santa Monica46
Independent production studios in Burbank44
Independent production studios in Atlanta41
Independent production studios in Brooklyn34
Independent production studios in Chicago34
Independent production studios in West Hollywood28
Independent production studios in Miami27
Independent production studios in Culver City25

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names independent production studios, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many independent production studios are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,983 independent production studios headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Nbcuniversal, headquartered in New York City, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most independent production studios?

Los Angeles leads with 516 headquartered companies, followed by New York (259) and Beverly Hills (61).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 6,388 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,983 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.