Bellum Entertainment

Bellum Entertainment Group (formerly LongNeedle Entertainment) was a Burbank, California-based independently owned television production and distribution company specializing in the development, production, and distribution of TV projects for broadcast, cable, digital, syndication, and ancillary markets. The company built a catalog of 39 titles and over 2,067 episodes, producing nationally syndicated programs including true-crime, lifestyle, and educational/informational series. Bellum ceased operations in 2017 amid a US Department of Labor wage investigation and after its founder and CEO, Mary Carole McDonnell, was federally indicted in 2018 on charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.