Bad Robot Productions

Bad Robot Productions (formerly known as only Bad Robot) is a production company owned by J. J. Abrams. It is responsible for the television series Alias, Lost, What About Brian, Fringe, Six Degrees, and the feature length films Star Trek (2009) and Cloverfield (2008). Bad Robot was originally part of Touchstone Television, but has moved with J. J. Abrams to Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems and Warner Bros. af... more

Bad Robot Productions (formerly known as only Bad Robot) is a production company owned by J. J. Abrams. It is responsible for the television series Alias, Lost, What About Brian, Fringe, Six Degrees, and the feature length films Star Trek (2009) and Cloverfield (2008). Bad Robot was originally part of Touchstone Television, but has moved with J. J. Abrams to Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems and Warner Bros. after his contract with Touchstone had expired in 2006. Bad Robot still continues to produce Lost in association with ABC Studios, formerly Touchstone Television. The two companies also continued to jointly produce Six Degrees and What About Brian until their respective cancellations. Abrams is Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Bryan Burk Executive Vice President of the company. Thom Sherman was President of Bad Robot, but it was announced in June 2006 that he would be leaving to become Executive Vice President of drama development at the new CW... less