Left/Right Productions

Left/Right
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2005
Founders
  • Banks Tarver
  • Ken Druckerman
Headquarters,
United States
Key peopleBanks Tarver, Ken Druckerman
ProductsTelevision/Scripted & Unscripted
Websitewww.leftright.tv

Left/Right is a New York-based American television production company that was founded in 2005 by Banks Tarver and Ken Druckerman, the company produces fiction and non-fiction entertainment ranging from reality television to documentary programming to scripted sitcoms.

History

Left/Right was established in 2005 by Banks Tarver and Ken Druckerman to produce factual, reality and scripted programming for American networks. In August 2012, German entertainment production studio Red Arrow Entertainment Group (part of ProSiebenSat.1 Media) took a majority stake in Left/Right to increase their American production operations with Tarver and Druckerman continuing to run the company.

In late-January 2019, Left/Right restructured its senior management team with Mary Robertson assuming the role of senior VP of current production and Pete Ross taking the role of senior VP of development.

In April 2022 they announced they had restructured their executive team as Anneka Jones, who was executive VP of development & current production, became CCO, Esther Dere became executive producer and Michael Mezaros assumed the role of executive VP of post production and executive producer of Left/Right's documentary film division.

In July 2022 Red Arrow Studios exited the American television production industry and sold its US production operations, including Left/Right, to The North Road Company, a global independent and production content studio established by Peter Chernin that would bring his film and television production company Chernin Entertainment and the unscripted production studio Words + Pictures under one roof. At the same time, its newly established international division, North Road International took over Left/Right's programming catalogue and would distribute their future productions.

In 2025, founders Banks Tarver and Ken Druckerman took back full ownership of the company.

Television series

Title Years Network Notes
True Life1998MTV
Frontline2005-PBS
I Pity the Fool2006TV LandWith Mr T
The Agency2007VH1
The Salt-N-Pepa Show2007VH1
This American Life (TV series)2007-2009ShowtimeWith Ira Glass
Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane2007-2011Style NetworkWith Kimora Lee Simmons
The Rachel Zoe Project2008-2013BravoHosted by Rachel Zoe
Running in Heels2009Style Network
The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection2009-2011Bravo
House of Glam2010Oxygen (TV network)
TRANSform Me2010VH1With Laverne Cox
Let's Talk About Pep2010VH1
Russian Dolls (2011 TV series)2011Lifetime (TV channel)
Mob Wives2011-2016VH1
United Stats of America2012History Channel
Mob Wives Chicago2012VH1
Big Ang (TV series)2012VH1
Mob Wives: The Sit Down2012VH1
Small Town Security2012-2014AMC
Wicked Single2013VH1
Miami Monkey2013VH1
Scoring the Deal2013HGTV
Kimora: House of Fab2013Style NetworkWith Kimora Lee Simmons
Hawaii Life2013-2019HGTV
Chasing Maria Menounos 2014Oxygen (TV network)
3AM2015Showtimeco-production with Showtime Networks and Wolf Films
Donny!2015USA NetworkStarring Donny Deutsch
Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro2015ShowtimeStarring Tig Notaro
Odd Mom Out2015-2017Bravoco-production with Rottenberg-Zuritsky Productions (seasons 1-2) & Piro Vision & Jax Media
The Internet Ruined My Life2016Syfy
Generation X2016National GeographicNarrated by Christian Slater
The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth2016-2023Showtimeco-production with Showtime Networks and Bloomberg Politics
Ride with Norman Reedus2016-2025AMCStarring Norman Reedus
First Family of Hip Hop2017Bravoco-production with Bravo Media Productions and Mad Fusion
Trumped: Inside the Greatest Political Upset of All Time2017Showtime
The Zoo2017-2021Animal PlanetFilmed on location at the Bronx Zoo
Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters2018TruTVStarring Bobcat Goldthwait
The Aquarium2019-2020Animal PlanetFilmed on location at the Georgia Aquarium
The New York Times Presents2019-2024FX
Slow Burn2020EpixThe TV adaptation of the Slow Burn podcast
(Un)well2020Netflix
Fiasco2021EpixThe TV adaptation of the podcast by Leon Neyfakh
Alex Murdaugh: Death. Deception. Power2021Oxygen (TV network)Featuring Alex Murdaugh
Batali: The Fall of a Superstar Chef2022Food NetworkFeaturing Mario Batali
Gutsy2022Apple TVWith Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton
The Murdochs: Empire of Influence2022CNNFeaturing the Murdoch family
Bake It ‘Til You Make It2022-2023Food Network
Giuliani: What Happened to America's Mayor?2023CNNFeaturing Rudy Giuliani
Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia2023CNN
Beyond The Battlefield2023History Channel
Game 72024Prime Video
Tryouts2024ESPN+
Lady of The Dunes: Hunting the Cape Cod Killer2024Oxygen (TV network)
Killer Lies: Chasing a True Crime Con Man2024National Geographic
Accident, Suicide, or Murder2024-Oxygen (TV network)
Running With The Wolves2025ESPN+With Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa
Celtics City2025HBO
Let The Devil In2025MGM+With Eli Roth
Andrew Young: The Dirty Work2025MS NOW (formerly MSNBC)With Andrew Young
Scott Peterson: The New Evidence2026A&EFeaturing Scott Peterson (convicted murderer)
Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu2026Tribeca Film FestivalStarring Bob Odenkirk and David Cross
Long Play2026-YouTubeHosted by Jennifer Palmieri and Errin Haines

References

  1. ↑ "Red Arrow nabs Left/Right". Variety. August 7, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Left/Right Promotes Key Executives in Production and Development Roles". Seven.One Studios. January 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Red Arrow's Left/Right restructures its senior executive team". Señal News. April 20, 2022.
  4. ↑ White, Peter (July 6, 2022). "Peter Chernin Forms Global Content Studio North Road, Pays $200M For Red Arrow Studios' U.S. Assets & Plots More Major Acquisitions With Multimillion-Dollar Funds". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
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