Flavor Unit Entertainment

Flavor Unit Entertainment
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
FoundersQueen Latifah
Shakim Compere
HeadquartersMiami, Florida, United States
ProductsMotion pictures, music, home entertainment, television production

Flavor Unit Entertainment is an American entertainment company originally launched in Jersey City, New Jersey, but is now based in Miami, Florida, United States.[1][2] The company was founded by Queen Latifah and Shakim Compere in 1995.

The company produces films and television shows. In February 2013, Netflix signed an exclusive multi-year licensing deal with Flavor Unit Entertainment. Netflix will have its pick of movies produced by Flavor Unit Entertainment to debut on its streaming service.[3]

In April 2014, Flavor Unit Entertainment entered into an exclusive programming partnership with Centric to re-brand the cable television channel as the first network designed for the black woman.[4] The deal includes bringing Flavor Unit Entertainment's Single Ladies to Centric for a fourth season.

On April 26, 2017, MTV announced that they were rebooting the slasher television series Scream in its third season, with a new cast and setting. As part of the reboot process, it was revealed that Brett Matthews would be serving as the main showrunner. In addition, Brett Matthews, Latifah, Shakim Compere and Yaneley Arty were added as executive producers for the series under Flavor Unit Entertainment.[5][6] The third season premiered on VH1 on July 8, 2019.[7]

Filmography

Year Film Director
2004 The Cookout Lance Rivera
2005 Beauty Shop Bille Woodruff
2007 The Perfect Holiday Lance Rivera
Life Support Nelson George
Wifey Reginald Hudlin
2010 Just Wright Sanaa Hamri
2011 The Cookout 2 Lance Rivera
2012 Steel Magnolias Kenny Leon
2013 House of Bodies Alex Merkin
Percentage Alex Merkin
2015 Brotherly Love Jamal Hill
Bessie Dee Rees
November Rule Mike Elliott
2016 The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story[8][9] Nelson George
2017 Deuces Jamal Hill

Television

Year Television Notes
1999–2001 The Queen Latifah Show In association with Telepictures Productions
2011–2014 Let's Stay Together In association with Cofer Entertainment Group (BET Originals)
2011–2015 Single Ladies
2012 The Star Next Door In association with 25/7 Productions and Raquel Productions
The Next In association with 25/7 Productions and Raquel Productions
2013–2015 The Queen Latifah Show[10] In association with Sony Pictures Television
2019 Scream: Resurrection[11] Season 3; In association with DiGa Vision
2021–present The Equalizer In association with Universal Television and CBS Studios

References

  1. ^ "Queen Latifah Production Company, Flavor Unit Entertainment, Strikes Netflix deal". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "New Jersey Business Portal". www.nj.gov. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Netflix Signs Exclusive Agreement With Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. 5 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit Entertainment & Centric Partner To Become The First Network For Black Women". Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (April 26, 2017). "'Scream': Queen Latifah & New Showrunner Join Season 3 Revamp". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  6. ^ Chapman, Tom (April 26, 2017). "Scream TV Series Reboot Confirmed; New Showrunner Announced". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  7. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (June 24, 2019). "'Scream' Reboot Moves to VH1, Gets July Debut, Trailer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (3 February 2016). "Lifetime Sets Movie About Kevin Durant's Mom; Queen Latifah Produces, Cassandra Freeman Stars". Deadline. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  9. ^ "The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story". LMN. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  10. ^ "CBS TV Stations Land Sony TV's Queen Latifah Daytime Talk Show For Fall 2013". Deadline Hollywood. 29 October 2012.
  11. ^ Petski, Denise (April 26, 2017). "'Scream': Queen Latifah & New Showrunner Join Season 3 Revamp". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

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