Ten Thirteen Productions

"Ten Thirteen Productions" was a production company founded by Chris Carter in 1993, which produced four television series and two films (' and '). The company was named after Carter's birthday, October 13. The Ten Thirteen offices were located in Century City, Los Angeles, California.

History

The company was founded when Carter began his series "The X-Files" in 1993. With the success of "The X-Files" continuously growing, in 1996 the company embarked on a new series; "Millennium". The series was canceled after three seasons. In 1998 they released an X-Files film, '. In 1999, as "Millennium" was cut, a third series was put into production, "Harsh Realm". It was canceled after only nine episodes. In 2001 they decided to create a direct spin-off from "The X-Files" and the result was "The Lone Gunmen". This was canceled after only one season. When "The X-Files" was drawn to an end in 2002 the company decided to split up instead of continue. Ten Thirteen Productions returned for the release of ' in 2008.

Produced Material

Television Series

*"The X-Files" (1993–2002)
*"Millennium" (1996–1999)
*"Harsh Realm" (1999–2000)
*"The Lone Gunmen" (2001)

Films

*"The X-Files" aka "The X-Files:Fight the Future" (1998)
*"" (2008)

taff

*Chris Carter — Creator
*Frank Spotnitz — President
*Mary Astadourian — Vice President
*Jana Fain — Office Manager

Spotnitz has gone on to start his own production company, [http://www.biglight.com/ Big Light Productions] , with Fain joining him as director of development.