Private company

Williams Street

American animation studio

Williams Street Productions, LLC, formerly known as Cartoon Network Productions and Ghost Planet Industries, is an American animation and live action television production studio owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc., a unit of Skydance Corporation through its Skydance Television division. The studio is the in-house production arm of Cartoon Network and mainly produces content for its nighttime programming block Adult Swim.2 It was founded by Andy Merrill, Keith Crofford and Mike Lazzo.1 It is part of Warner Bros. Entertainment.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersAtlanta1
  • Founded inAtlanta1
  • Legal formsubsidiary company1

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Williams Street studio
Photo: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Williams Street Productions, LLC, formerly known as Cartoon Network Productions and Ghost Planet Industries, is an American animation and live action television production studio owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc., a unit of Skydance Corporation through its Skydance Television division. The studio is the in-house production arm of Cartoon Network and mainly produces content for its nighttime programming block Adult Swim.2

Corporate structure

Williams Street is part of a group headed by Skydance Corporation. 1,254 entities, 16 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Andy Merrill, Keith Crofford and Mike Lazzo, in Atlanta.1

Leadership

Who has led Williams Street, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • Adult Swim

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Sources

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