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Brownstone Productions, Inc. is an American film and television production company founded by actress, director and producer Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman. It is known for producing films in the Pitch Perfect franchise, Charlie’s Angels (2019) and Cocaine Bear (2023).

History

Brownstone Productions was founded in October 2002 in Santa Clarita, California by actress, director and producer Elizabeth Banks and her husband, sportswriter and producer Max Handelman.[citation needed] As of 2019, the company is headquartered at the Universal Studios Lot in Universal City, California.[1]

In January 2015, the company signed a two-year first-look deal with Universal Pictures from 2015 to 2017.[2] In June 2015, Brownstone signed a multi year production deal with Warner Bros. Television.[3] In 2019, the company re-signed its first-look deal with Universal Pictures, and production deal with Warner Bros. Television.[1] In June 2021, the company signed a first-look and multi-project development podcasting deal with Amazon, Inc.‘s Audible.[4]

In June 2025, the company signed a first-look deal with Universal Television.[5]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Director Gross (worldwide) Notes Ref.
2009 Surrogates Jonathan Mostow $122.4 million Co-production with Mandeville Films, Top Shelf Productions, and Touchstone Pictures [6]
2012 Pitch Perfect Jason Moore $115.4 million Co-production with Gold Circle Films and Universal Pictures [7]
2015 Pitch Perfect 2 Elizabeth Banks $287.5 million [8]
2017 The Most Hated Woman in America Tommy O’Haver N/a Co-production with Untitled Entertainment [9]
Pitch Perfect 3 Trish Sie $185.4 million Co-production with Gold Circle Films and Universal Pictures [10]
Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber Svetlana Cvetko N/a A short documentary,
co-production with Double Take Pictures and Metabook Films 		[11]
2019 Charlie’s Angels Elizabeth Banks $73.3 million Co-production with 2.0 Entertainment, The Cantillon Company, Flower Films, Perfect World Pictures, and Columbia Pictures [12]
2023 Cocaine Bear $90 million Co-production with Lord Miller Productions, Jurassic Party Productions and Universal Pictures [13]
Bottoms Emma Seligman $13.6 million Co-production with Orion Pictures [14]
2026 DreamQuil Alex Prager TBA with Patriot Pictures, Landay Entertainment, Arts & Sciences, and Big Valley Pictures [15]

In development

Television

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2015 Resident Advisors Hulu Co-production with 301 Productions, Relief Productions, and Paramount Digital Entertainment
2019–2021 Shrill Co-production with Broadway Video, Rushfield Productions, and Warner Bros. Television [21]
2019–present Press Your Luck ABC Co-production with The Carruthers Company and Fremantle
2022 Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin Peacock Co-production with Mme. Anagram, Gold Circle Films, and Universal Television [22]
2025 The Better Sister Amazon Prime Video Co-production with Iron Ocean, Fortunate Jack Productions, Tomorrow Studios, and Amazon MGM Studios [23]
2026 The Miniature Wife Peacock with Sad Ice Cream Inc. and Media Res

In development

Podcasts

Year Title Host(s) Provider Genre Notes Ref.
2021–present My Body, My Podcast Elizabeth Banks Audible Wellness, sex, motherhood With Audible Originals [4]
Fugly Comedy

References

  1. ^ a b Keegan, Rebecca (June 12, 2019). “Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman Re-up Deals at Universal and WBTV, Talk ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Reboot and ‘Shrill’ Abortion Scene”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Patten, Dominic (January 8, 2015). “Elizabeth Banks’ Brownstone Productions Ink First-Look Deal At Universal”. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Ford, Rebecca (June 16, 2015). “Elizabeth Banks’ Brownstone Productions Inks Deal With Warner Bros. TV”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Spangler, Todd (June 17, 2021). “Elizabeth Banks Signs Audible First-Look Podcast Deal, Starting With Her Show About Sexuality”. Variety. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Otterson, Joe (June 26, 2025). “‘Pitch Perfect: K-Pop Idols’ Series in the Works as Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman’s Brownstone Productions Sets UTV First-Look Deal (EXCLUSIVE)”. Variety. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  6. ^ McCarthy, Todd (September 24, 2009). “Surrogates”. Variety. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  7. ^ Kit, Borys (May 15, 2008). “Elizabeth Banks to produce ‘Pitch Perfect’“. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  8. ^ Kroll, Justin (January 27, 2014). “Elizabeth Banks to Direct ‘Pitch Perfect 2’“. Variety. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  9. ^ Kit, Borys (March 24, 2016). “Josh Lucas, Adam Scott, Juno Temple Join Netflix Drama ‘Most Hated Woman in America’ (Exclusive)”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  10. ^ Kroll, Justin (July 28, 2015). “Brittany Snow Set to Return for ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ (EXCLUSIVE)”. Variety. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  11. ^ “Lois Weber, early female director from Pittsburgh, getting attention in new documentary | TribLIVE.com”. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. October 27, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  12. ^ Kit, Borys (September 15, 2015). “Elizabeth Banks in Talks to Direct New ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Movie (Exclusive)”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  13. ^ N’Duka, Amanda (March 9, 2021). “Elizabeth Banks To Direct ‘Cocaine Bear’ Thriller For Universal, Phil Lord & Chris Miller”. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  14. ^ Galuppo, Mia (April 6, 2021). “‘Shiva Baby’ Team Sets Comedy ‘Bottoms’ With Orion Pictures, Brownstone Productions”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  15. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (May 9, 2024). “Juliette Lewis Joins Elizabeth Banks & John C Reilly In Alex Prager’s ‘DreamQuil’; Kathryn Newton & Sofia Boutella Also Aboard”. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  16. ^ Kroll, Justin (March 19, 2026). “‘Watcher’ Director Chloe Okuno To Direct ‘Bad Hand’ Movie”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  17. ^ Donnelly, Matt (January 21, 2026). “Elizabeth Banks Heads Back to College to Produce Feature Comedy ‘Betas’ for Universal (EXCLUSIVE)”. Variety. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  18. ^ Kit, Borys (April 20, 2023). “‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ Getting Remake Treatment From Elizabeth Banks, ‘L Word: Generation Q’ Boss (Exclusive)”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  19. ^ Donnelly, Matt (September 9, 2025). “Amazon MGM’s Orion Nabs ‘Harness’; Leigh Janiak to Direct Thriller From Her Own Black List Script (EXCLUSIVE)”. Variety. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  20. ^ Huston, Caitlin (December 22, 2025). “New Musical ‘Three Months Later’ to Hold L.A. Presentation Starring Kristen Bell”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  21. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (August 1, 2018). “Aidy Bryant-Led Comedy ‘Shrill’ Picked Up to Series at Hulu”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  22. ^ Otterson, Joe (September 21, 2021). “‘Pitch Perfect’ Series Ordered at Peacock, Adam Devine to Star With Elizabeth Banks Producing”. Variety. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  23. ^ Otterson, Joe (May 1, 2024). “Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Biel to Star in ‘Better Sister’ Series Adaptation at Amazon”. Variety. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  24. ^ Kroll, Justin (August 27, 2025). “Elizabeth Banks To Star As Karen Read In Limited Series About Infamous Court Case From Prime Video, David E. Kelley, Brownstone & Justin Noble”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 15, 2026.