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Smokehouse Pictures

American film production company

Smokehouse Pictures is an American film and television production company. The company was founded in 2006 by George Clooney and Grant Heslov after the shutdown of Section Eight Productions. Its name is taken from the Smoke House restaurant, located across the street from Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California where Clooney filmed the television show ER.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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  • Industryfilm industry1
  • HeadquartersCalifornia1

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Smokehouse Pictures is an American film and television production company. The company was founded in 2006 by George Clooney and Grant Heslov after the shutdown of Section Eight Productions. Its name is taken from the Smoke House restaurant, located across the street from Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California where Clooney filmed the television show ER.2

The story

Founded by George Clooney and Grant Heslov in 2006.1

One of the company's co-founders, Grant Heslov was previously an executive of Section Eight Productions, the previous name of George Clooney's production company, where he worked for five years.

The company signed a long-term production and development agreement with Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Bros. Television in July 2006. The company continues to have an office on the same lot where Clooney's previous names of its production companies Maysville Pictures and Section Eight had.

In June 2009, the company signed an exclusive two-year theatrical development and production deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment. In 2014, the company signed a first-look television deal with Sony Pictures Television to develop television shows.

In 2018, the company signed a deal with Paramount Television, and in 2019, signed a deal with MGM. In March 2023, the company returned to Warner Bros. for an overall film deal.

From Wikipedia’s article on Smokehouse Pictures, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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