Department M is an independent production studio founded by prolific film and television producers Mike Larocca and Michael Schaefer to create premium film, television, and nonfiction content. Poised to be Hollywood’s premier next-generation production company, Department M capitalizes on the massive opportunity in the evolving global market for an entity with proven experience, vast relationship networks with talent and executives, and access to world-class IP. Prior to joining forces, Larocca and Schaeffer led top production companies AGBO and New Regency respectively, with their past projects having earned a combined $3.44 billion in global box office, won ten Academy Awards, and topped streaming charts for film and television. Department M has an expansive slate of projects in active production and development alongside the industry’s most renowned creative talent, including BLOOD ON SNOW, starring Tom Hardy and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, from Emmy Award-winning director Cary Joji Fukunaga, based on the crime-thriller novel by Jo Nesbø.

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