Force Four Entertainment Explained

Force Four Entertainment Inc.
Type:	Subsidiary
Location City:	Vancouver, British Columbia
Location Country:	Canada
Key People:	Rob Bromley (President) John Ritchie (Executive Producer) Gillian Lowrey (Director, Business Affairs)
Industry:	Television production
Products:	Television programs
Owner:	Lionsgate Studios
Parent:	Entertainment One (2014–2024) Lionsgate Alternative Television (2024–present)

Force Four Entertainment (formerly known as Force Four Productions) is a Canadian film and television production company based in Vancouver.^[1]

Force Four Entertainment produces a variety of live-action programming, including lifestyle, documentary, and scripted entertainment. Original productions include Million Dollar Neighbourhood and Murder She Solved (OWN Canada), Urban Suburban (HGTV), and The Cupcake Girls (W Network).

History

Force Four Entertainment was founded in 1983 as Force Four Productions. The company was renamed to its current name in 1999. On August 28, 2014, the company was acquired by Ontario-based Entertainment One. Partners Rob Bromley, John Richie, and Gillian Lowrey joined eOne as part of the deal.^[2]

List of television series and films produced and distributed by Force Four Entertainment

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• Keeping Canada Safe
• Keeping Canada Alive
• Chuck and Danny's Road Trip
• Tricked
• Border Security: America's Front Line
• Battle Cats
• Urban Suburban
• The Cupcake Girls
• Murder She Solved
• Six Degrees of TV
• 65 Redroses
• Manhattan Matchmaker
• The Bachelor Canada^{[4] [5]}
• Million Dollar Neighbourhood
• Family Cook Off
• Playing for Keeps
• Human Cargo
• The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess
• Murder Unveiled
• Village on a Diet
• Tube Tales: TV's Real Stories
• The Shopping Bags
• Making It Big
• You, Me & the Kids
• Adventures in Parenting
• Wakanheja
• Art Zone
• Frank Mahovlich: The Big M
• Terry Fox: A Dream as Big as Our Country
• Better Ask Nellie: Nellie Cournoyea
• Family Drew: The Molson Family
• Silken Laumann: Flying on Water
• Emily Carr: A Woman of All Sorts
• Lynn Johnston: Lynn's Looking Glass
• Rick Hansen: Never Give Up On Your Dreams
• Today Is a Good Day: Remembering Chief Dan George
• Carbon Hunters
• End of an Era
• Toxic Legacies
• Grizzlies of the Canadian Rockies
• Crocophiles
• Corrie Crazy: Canada Loves Coronation Street
• Brothel Project
• Rock and Roll Kid
• Making Waves
• The Ties That Bind
• Fall Out
• Without God
• Sing Out
• Welcome Back to Molly's Reach
• From Grief to Action
• Innocent Tricks
• Broken Words
• Love, Culture and the Kitchen Sink
• Laughing Through the Pain
• Seed (TV series)
• The Audience

Notes and References

1. Web site: Reid . Michael D. . House hunting? Show wants to hear from you . Timescolonist.com . 2012-03-02.
2. News: eOne acquires Force Four Entertainment. Bailey. Katie. August 28, 2014. 4 September 2014.
3. Web site: Force Four Entertainment - Catalogue . Forcefour.com . 2012-03-02.
4. Web site: 'The Bachelor Canada' debuts next fall . CityNews . 2012-01-23 . 2012-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120228144531/http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/entertainment/news/article/182475--the-bachelor-canada-debuts-next-fall . 2012-02-28 . dead .
5. Web site: 'The Bachelor Canada' To Start In Fall 2012 . Huffingtonpost.com . 2012-01-23 . 2012-03-02.