# Echo Films

Echo Films is an American production company founded in April 2008 by American actress Jennifer Aniston and her production partner Kristin Hahn. Echo Films has a production deal with Universal Pictures. The company produces projects for both film and television. Most of the projects star Jennifer Aniston.

## History

This is Jennifer Aniston's second production company. She previously founded Plan B Entertainment with Brad Pitt, Kristin Hahn and Brad Grey in 2002. In 2006, after Pitt and Aniston divorced, and Grey became the CEO of Paramount Pictures, Pitt became the sole owner of the company. Kristin Hahn also has another production company that she created in 2015 named Hahnscape Entertainment.
On the choice of the projects, Hahn said: "We particularly like working from books and real-life stories about distinct characters that embody something relatable and relevant about human nature's double-sided coin of vulnerability and mettle." On the name of the company, Aniston added that they were "drawn to stories about people finding their voice and finding their way because they help us as listeners and viewers do what we feel we're all trying to do, which is making sense of our lives through the stories of others. That's why we chose the name Echo, to echo back an idea, a challenge, something that resonates through all of us."
In 2024, Echo Films announced it would be producing a reimagined version of the 1980 classic 9 to 5 in collaboration with 20th Century Studios. Jennifer Aniston, co-founder of Echo Films, is serving as the producer. The project aims to modernize the original film’s themes about workplace dynamics, addressing contemporary issues in the workforce.

## Films

| Year | Title | Directors | Notes |
| 2009 | Management | Stephen Belber | |
| 2010 | The Switch | Will Speck and Josh Gordon | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through their Miramax Films banner |
| 2013 | Life of Crime | Daniel Schechter | |
| 2014 | Cake | Daniel Barnz | |
| 2017 | The Yellow Birds | Alexandre Moors | |
| 2018 | Dumplin' | Anne Fletcher | Netflix |
| 2023 | Murder Mystery 2 | Jeremy Garelick | Netflix |

### In development

* 9 to 5, screenplay by Diablo Cody
* Chemistry, screenplay by David Sussman
* Counter-Clockwise, screenplay by Paul Bernbaum
* First Ladies, screenplay by Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne, with Tig Notaro
* Getting Rid of Matthew, based on the novel by Jane Fallon. Also adapted by Fallon
* Love: Todd, screenplay by Kristen Stavola
* Significant Other(s), directed by Jason Bateman, pitched 2016
* The Divorce Party, based on the novel of Laura Dave, adapted by Gwyn Lurie
* The Goree Girls, screenplay by John Lee Hancock & Margaret Nagle, directed by Mimi Leder with Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Jennette McCurdy, Jennifer Landon, Kelly Rowland, Pam Tillis, Melissa DiMarco, Jimmy Bennett, Laura Breckenridge, Cristine Rose
* Untitled Aniston/Goodhart Comedy Project, directed by Sophie Goodhart
* What Alice Forgot, directed by David Frankel

## Television

| Year | Title | Director | Channel |
| 2011 | Five | Jennifer Aniston Patty Jenkins Alicia Keys Demi Moore Penelope Spheeris | Lifetime |
| 2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Laura Dern Bryce Dallas Howard Bonnie Hunt Ashley Judd Sharon Maguire | Lifetime |
| 2019–2023 | The Morning Show | SEASON 1 Mimi Leder David Frankel Lynn Shelton Tucker Gates Roxann Dawson Michelle MacLaren Kevin Bray SEASON 2 Mimi Leder Lesli Linka Glatter Jessica Yu Tucker Gates Rachel Morrison Victoria Mahoney Miguel Arteta SEASON 3 Mimi Leder Thomas Carter Tucker Gates Stacie Passon Jennifer Getzinger Millicent Shelton | Apple TV+ |

### In development

* Hail Mary, directed by Michelle MacLaren