Fake Empire is the production company that was formed in 2010 by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage to develop and produce television series and feature films. Their most notable productions include the series Gossip Girl (developed by Schwartz and Savage), Chuck (co-created by Schwartz and Chris Fedak), Hart of Dixie (created by Leila Gerstein and produced by Schwartz, Savage, and their producing partner Len Goldstein), The Carrie Diaries (developed by Amy B. Harris and produced by Schwartz and Savage), Dynasty (developed by Sallie Patrick, Schwartz, and Savage), Marvel's Runaways (created for television by Schwartz and Savage), and The CW shows Nancy Drew and Tom Swift. The company was formed to focus on television projects and produce films, with the intent of branching out into online series, music and books. Schwartz formerly operated under the banner of College Hill Pictures, Inc., which folded in the making of Fake Empire. In 2010, the company developed a first look deal with Paramount. In 2013, Fake Empire was moved from Warners to ABC, which was followed by a deal with Universal in 2014.
Both the film and television divisions of the company are overseen by Lis Rowinski.
Productions The following tables lists the production credit of Fake Empire, and its previous incarnation, College Hill Pictures, Inc.
Films Title Year Director Note Fun Size 2012Josh SchwartzWith Nickelodeon Movies and Anonymous ContentDistributed by Paramount Pictures Endless Love 2014Shana FesteWith Bluegrass FilmsDistributed by Universal Pictures
TV movies Title Year Director Network Note No Cameras Allowed 2014James Marcus HaneyMTVWith Union Entertainment
TV series Title Year Network Note The O.C. 2003–2007FoxWith Wonderland Sound and Vision, Warner Bros. Television and Hypnotic (season 1) Gossip Girl 2007–2012The CWWith Alloy Entertainment, CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television ChuckNBCWith Wonderland Sound and Vision and Warner Bros. Television Hart of Dixie 2011–2015 The CWWith CBS Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television and Dogarooski Productions (season 4) The Carrie Diaries 2013–2014With A.B. Baby Productions and Warner Bros. Television Cult 2013With Rockne S. O'Bannon Television, CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television The Astronaut Wives Club 2015 ABCWith Groundswell Productions and ABC Studios Dynasty 2017–2022 The CWWith Richard and Esther Shapiro Productions, Rabbit Ears, Inc. and CBS Studios Runaways 2017–2019 HuluWith ABC Signature Studios and Marvel Television Nancy Drew 2019–2023 The CWWith Warm Bloody Sunday Productions, Furious Productions and CBS Studios Looking for Alaska 2019 HuluWith Temple Hill Productions and Paramount Television Studios Gossip Girl 2021–2023 HBO MaxWith Alloy Entertainment, Random Acts Productions, CBS Studios and Warner Bros. Television Studios Tom Swift 2022 The CW With Furious Productions and CBS Studios City on Fire 2023 Apple TV+ With Apple Studios Sterling Point Coming2026 Amazon Prime Video With LuckyChap, and Amazon MGM Studios
Web series Title Year Website Note Rockville, CA 2009 The WBWith Expanded Entertainment and Warner Horizon Television Gossip Girl: Chasing Dorota The CWWith Alloy Entertainment, CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television
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