21 Laps Entertainment

In 1999, Shawn Levy, who after his start on television incorporated and founded the company as Wunjo, Inc. It was in-name only from the beginning until 2005. Levy made his breakout role as a film director on Big Fat Liar, Just Married, and Cheaper by the Dozen.

In 2003, Levy, after the success of his aforementioned feature films, launched his own production company with a first-look deal at 20th Century Fox Television. Its deal was planning on was to produce half-hour sitcoms and hour-long dramas.[4]

In 2005, Levy rebranded the studio to 21 Laps Entertainment and it signed a non-exclusive deal with 20th Century Fox to produce their films. The film division will be run by Tom McNulty, formerly employee from Happy Madison Productions, and it has a television division run by J.J. Klein. The first two products were Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and Pepper Dennis.[5]

In 2010, Levy and Marty Adelstein signed on to form a television company called 21 Laps/Adelstein Productions, and it was signed a deal with 20th Century Fox Television, and hired Becky Clements to serve as president.[6]

In 2014, both Levy and Adelstein part ways, with the latter launching Tomorrow Studios as a joint venture with ITV Studios.[7]

One of the company's most recent television projects, Stranger Things, premiered on Netflix in July 2016 and achieved critical acclaim, earning a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes with 55 out of 58 reviews being positive.[8] The show's first season was also one of Netflix's most watched series, averaging 14.07 million adults 18–49 in its first 35 days.[9] Along with producing the series, Levy directed two of the premiere season's episodes.[10] The third season premiered on July 4, 2019[11] and a fourth season has recently been announced.[12] More recently, the company signed a first look deal with Netflix.[13]

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