Smuggler Entertainment

Smuggler Entertainment
TypePrivate
IndustryFilm, television, commercials, music videos
Founded2002 (2002)
FoundersPatrick Milling-Smith
Brian Carmody
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
ServicesProduction company
Websitesmugglersite.com

Smuggler Entertainment is an American production company founded in 2002 by Patrick Milling-Smith and Brian Carmody.[1] The company produces commercials, virtual reality projects, music videos, and notable theatrical productions.[1][2]

Smuggler has been nominated for 10 Emmy Awards[3] and has won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Commercial in 2017,[4] 2020,[5] and 2022.[6]

Overview

Smuggler Entertainment was founded in 2002 by Patrick Miling-Smith and Brian Carmody.[1] Smuggler directors team for commercials and music videos, including Kathryn Bigelow, Barry Jenkins, Todd Field, Tom Hooper, Jonah Hill, Henry Alex, and Miles Jay.

Smuggler has produced several series on notable platforms, including Netflix and Apple TV+. It also created a four-part docuseries about Lionel Messi for Apple TV+.[7][8] It has worked on commercial projects, including Apple, Loewe, and Fanta.

In 2016, Smuggler and Red Arrow Studios participated to launch Cove Pictures, a TV production company focused on high-end drama, comedy and factual programs.[2] In 2019, it created Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical, starring Michael C. Hall, which was performed as a one-day-only event.[9][10]

Smuggler's notable theatrical productions include the Broadway run of "Macbeth," directed by Sam Gold and starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga,[11] and the musical "Sing Street," which had a Boston run before its Broadway debut.[12]

The company also produced the internationally acclaimed musical "Once," which won eight Tony Awards,[13] and the stage adaptation of Robert Evans’ memoir, "The Kid Stays in the Picture," which was performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London. The play was written by Jon Robin Baitz.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Greg (2023-02-17). "UTA Head Of Theater Mark Subias Exits Agency For Production Company Smuggler". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  2. 1 2 Meza, Ed (2016-02-25). "Smuggler, Red Arrow Launch Production Company Cove Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  3. ↑ "Smuggler". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  4. ↑ "Calling JohnMalkovich.com - Squarespace". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  5. ↑ "Back-to-School Essentials - Sandy Hook Promise". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  6. ↑ "Outstanding Commercial 2022 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  7. ↑ Lindsay, Benjamin (2024-09-19). "Soccer Star Lionel Messi Launches 525 Rosario Production Company". TheWrap. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  8. ↑ Hayden, Erik (2024-09-19). "Lionel Messi to Launch His Own Production Company". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  9. ↑ Only, Subscription (2019-02-03). "How Skittles Merged Theater and Advertising to Create a Weirdly Wonderful Super Bowl Musical". Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  10. ↑ "Behind the Curtain of Skittles' Broadway Show". shots Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  11. ↑ "Travis modernises Macbeth with Smuggler's Come Like Shadows". Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  12. ↑ "Patrick Milling-Smith: Setting the stage for Lion-worthy film craft". shots Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  13. ↑ "2012 Tony Awards Nominations Announced; Once Earns 11 Nominations". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  14. ↑ Cieply, Michael (February 11, 2010). "A Hollywood Player Inspires a Broadway Play". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
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