Company type | Private |
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Founded | 1997 |
Founder | David Michael Latt David Rimawi Sherri Strain |
Headquarters | Burbank, California, U.S. |
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Divisions | Faith Films |
Website | theasylum |
The Asylum is an American independent film production and distribution company that focuses on low-budget, direct-to-video films. It is notorious for producing titles that capitalize on productions by major studios, often using film titles and scripts very similar to those of current blockbusters in order to lure customers. These titles have been dubbed "mockbusters" by the press.[1][2][3][4] Its titles are distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, GT Media, and as of 2015, Cineverse.
The studio is best known for producing the Sharknado film series and the Syfy original series Z Nation.