Williams Street

Williams Street Productions, LLC
Williams Street
FormerlyGhost Planet Industries (1994–1999)
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
Genre
FoundedApril 15, 1994 (1994-04-15)
Founders
Headquarters
Key people
  • Michael Ouweleen (President, The Cartoon Network, Inc.)
  • Suzanna Makkos (EVP, comedy/animation)
  • Jason DeMarco (SVP, action/anime)
  • Michael Cahill (VP, on-air/social media)
  • Ollie Green (VP, animation production)
  • Chris Hartley (VP, on-air production)
  • Kim Manning (VP, programming)
  • Cameron Tang (VP, development)
ParentWarner Bros. Television Studios
SubsidiariesWilliams Street Records
Williams Street West
Williams Street East
Williams Street DVDs

Williams Street Productions, LLC,[1] d/b/a Williams Street and formerly known as Ghost Planet Industries, is an American animation and live action television production studio owned by the Warner Bros. Television Studios division of Warner Bros., a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. The studio is the in-house production arm of Adult Swim (the programming block on Cartoon Network). Mike Lazzo and Keith Crofford oversaw operations for the building for most of its existence.

On December 16, 2019, co-founder Lazzo retired from the company,[2] with business partner and co-founder Crofford retiring the following year.[3] Michael Ouweleen was named president of Adult Swim on April 29, 2020.[4]

From November 27, 2019 to July 1, 2020 and since May 13, 2022, Ouweleen was named president of The Cartoon Network, Inc., which also oversees Adult Swim.[5]

  1. ^ "WILLIAMS STREET PRODUCTIONS, LLC, 07084936 - Georgia-register.com". www.georgia-register.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Swimpedia [@swimpedia] (December 16, 2019). "Thank you Mike Lazzo for your part in making Adult Swim the success it's been throughout the years. Enjoy your retirement!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Terrence M White on Instagram: "Can I post this yet? A lot has already been said about this tragic, unprecedented year. Operations in my biz were scaled back and we parted…"". Instagram. January 3, 2021. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 29, 2020). "Michael Ouweleen Named President Of Adult Swim". Deadline. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 13, 2022). "Nancy Daniels To Run Turner Nets as Brett Weitz Leaves Warner Bros. Discovery". NextTV. Retrieved August 30, 2023.