About

Based in Toronto, Take 5 Productions is one of Canada’s leading producers of award-winning television drama. Over the past fifteen years, Take 5 has been involved in the production of over 1,000 episodes of television content.

Our projects have garnered numerous awards and nominations from around the globe. We have produced content for Paramount, Showtime, MGM, CBS, Netflix, Hulu, Starz, History Channel, MGM+ and every major Canadian broadcaster. Our productions consist of International Treaty Co-Productions, Canadian Content production, US/Canadian Co-Ventures, and Production Service structures. In addition to our projects in Canada, we have co-produced content in many European countries including Hungary, Ireland, and Malta.

Take 5 offers a “cradle to grave” model for producing which includes full production and post production services. We have a highly experienced team with expertise in financing, tax credits, business affairs, post production, human resources and immigration support. We manage all aspects of the certification and filing for Canadian film tax credits with a goal of maximizing the financing available in Canada.

Our Post Production and Visual Effects teams have completed the delivery of numerous award-winning series including “Vikings” (MGM/History), “Halo” (Showtime/Paramount), “The Handmaid’s Tale” (MGM/Hulu), “Penny Dreadful”(Showtime), “Wednesday”(Netflix) and “From” (MGM+). We have a full infrastructure of visual effects and editorial systems to support the completion and delivery of all of our projects.

Take 5 is a partner in Wiseacre Rentals, which offers a slate of services, facilities and costume/set dressing rentals to support our projects.

At Take 5, we pride ourselves on our service. We utilize our expertise and experience to facilitate all regulatory filings; negotiate co-production agreements; raise Canadian financing; leverage high profile talent; access preferred vendor pricing; and attract top production and post-production artists to our projects. We are actively involved in government relations for the film industry in Ontario and remain as an active Board participant for industry consortium Film Ontario.

Awards

21 Canadian Screen Awards
76 Nominations
25 Emmys
129 Nominations
2 Golden Globes
11 Nominations