Film and TV studio
Warner Bros.
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The Hollywood studio founded by four brothers in 1923, home of Looney Tunes, DC on screen and a century of film and television.
Quick Facts
- Founded
- April 4, 1923
- Founders
- Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner
- Owner
- Skydance Corporation (since 2026)
- Divisions
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Animation
- On PCP
- DC · Looney Tunes
- Official links
- Official site · Wikipedia
History
Warner Bros. began on April 4, 1923, when brothers Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner incorporated Warner Bros. Pictures. The studio grew from feature films into cartoons, television and music, and its animation unit gave the world Looney Tunes.
Ownership changed hands many times over the next century, from Seven Arts and Kinney National to Time Warner, AT&T and, from April 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery. In 2026 the studio’s film and television business passed to Skydance, the company led by David Ellison that also owns Paramount.
Warner Bros. on PCP
Most of our Warner Bros. coverage runs through DC: box office for Clayface, the road to The Batman Part II and anniversaries like Smallville at 25. We also followed the rescue of Coyote vs. Acme from the studio’s vault and what the Skydance deal could mean for Star Trek and AEW.
On Pop Culture Pit
- Did Heidi Klum’s Halloween Costume Just Leak The Batman Part II Villains?
- ‘Clayface’ Tops the Global Box Office as ‘Resident Evil’ Hits $400 Million
- Chris Harrison Fires Back at Warner Bros. Over The Vow: “Jealousy Is a Tough Thing”
- ‘Clayface’ Oozes to No. 1 With $24 Million, but Lands Below DC’s Forecast
- Roddenberry Exec Says Star Trek Is ‘at a Bit of a Crossroads’ After the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
- Smallville at 25: Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum Look Back at Clark and Lex
- Tony Khan Says He’s Had ‘Great Conversations’ With Skydance’s David Ellison About AEW’s Future
- DC’s Absolute Universe Finally Teams Up in ‘Absolute Justice,’ Arriving April 2027
- ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Opens to $15.9 Million After Its Rescue From the Warner Bros. Vault