Dakota Pictures

Dakota Pictures is an American film/television production company and development company created by Director/Writer/Producer Troy Miller in 1985. Early on, Miller established Dakota as a creative destination for talented writers, directors and producers. It originally known as Dakota North Entertainment until 2004, when it changed to Dakota Pictures. Dakota actively produces scripted and reality-based series and specials, with of a strong history of being a destination for alternative comedy and mainstream entertainment.

Dakota Pictures has produced many hit comedy series including Bored to Death . Flight of the Conchords , Tenacious D , and Mr. Show for HBO, Viva La Bam for MTV, and Behind The Lines for ABC. Dakota has received over a dozen Emmy nominations for various projects.^[1]

Years ago, Dakota Pictures began collaborating with Comedy Central to produce stand-up comedy specials for the likes of Brian Regan,^[2] Martin Short, David Alan Grier, John Oliver, and Jim Gaffigan. The two companies also worked together on behind the scenes specials of blockbuster comedy films such as, Old School , 40 Year Old Virgin . The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou , Borat , Knocked Up , and I Love You, Man .

• The Sunday Comics (1991-1992)
• Mr. Show (1995-1998)
• Run Ronnie Run (2002)
• David Blaine: Vertigo" (2002)
• Viva La Bam (2003-2005)
• The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
• 20: Entertainment Weekly's Scariest Movies (2004)
• The Entertainment Weekly Guide: Guilty Pleasures (2005)
• Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words (2005)
• Van Stone: Tour of Duty (2006)
• Wyclef Jean in America (2006)
• Just For Laughs (2006)
• Behind The Lines (2007)
• Brian Regan: Standing Up (2007)
• The Bobby Lee Project (2008)
• Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! (2008)
• Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! (2008)
• John Oliver: Terrifying Times (2008)
• Brian Regan: The Epitome of Hyperbole (2008)
• Jo Koy: Don't Make Him Angry (2009)
• Flight of the Conchords (2007-2009)
• Martin Short: Let Freedom Hum (2009)
• David Alan Grier: Comedy You Can Believe You (2009)
• Bored to Death (2009-2011)
• Eagleheart (2011-2014)
• Brand X with Russell Brand (2012–2013)
• Deadbeat (2014)
• 12 Deadly Days (2016)

• "DakotaFilms.com"
• "The Hollywood Reporter: How Conan Landed 50 Cameos For Gigantic Opening"
• "Entertainment Weekly: Director Troy Miller explains how Conan O'Brien scored those 50 cameos for the opener"
• "Flavorwire: Deadbeat - Hulu's Best Show Yet"

• Companies based in Los Angeles
• Mass media companies established in 1985
• Film production companies of the United States
• Television production companies of the United States
• 1985 establishments in California
• American film company stubs

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