Amblin Television is the television production division of Amblin Partners. It was established in 1984 by

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as a small-screen production arm for Steven Spielberg's ''

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. The company has produced television series including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' SeaQuest DSV'', '' ER'', '' Falling Skies'', and ''

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''. In 2012,

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, producer of such series as ''

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'', '' Taken'', '' Band of Brothers'', '' The Pacific'', ''

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'', '' Smash'', and the HBO film ''

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'', was merged into Amblin Television. Since then, the combined company has produced television shows including '' The Borgias'', '' Under the Dome'', '' The Haunting'' and '' Roswell, New Mexico''.

History

In the 1980s and 1990s, Amblin Television produced television series, specials, made-for-TV and cable films, and animated children's programming such as ''

'' and ''

'', along with television series adaptations based around Amblin's popular feature films such as ''

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''. In the 1990s, they also ventured into live-action series production with '' Harry and the Hendersons'', '' seaQuest DSV'' and '' Earth 2''. The long-running cornerstone television series ''ER'', produced by Amblin Television and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, first aired in 1994 and ran for 15 seasons until 2009. The company also entered the streaming television market with specials and series including the documentary ''

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'' and '' The Haunting'', both for Netflix. In 2012,

was merged into Amblin Television, the former having been founded by Steven Spielberg and

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and David Geffen in 1996. Soon after the DreamWorks merger, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey were named co-presidents of Amblin Television. Under their leadership, the company would develop and produce several series including ''

'', '' The Haunting'', and '' Smash''.

Current television series

Future television series

Former television series

Television specials

Television films

References

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