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Playtone Company

Playtone Company

Production Company · 1224 5th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Playtone Company is a production company with 7 productions listed on Production List, most recently The Comebacker (in production) and Lincoln in the Bardo (in pre-production). Key staff on file include Julie Lawrence (director of development). Production List last updated this listing on August 23, 2026.

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7 Projects1 StaffUpdated Aug 23, 2026

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The Playtone Company is a private American film and television production company founded on January 23, 1998 by actor Tom Hanks and producer Gary Goetzman, headquartered in Santa Monica, California. Named after the fictional record label in Hanks' 1996 film That Thing You Do!, the company is best known for landmark prestige television productions including Band of Brothers, The Pacific, John Adams, Olive Kitteridge, and Masters of the Air. Playtone held an exclusive television development deal with HBO from its founding through the early 2020s, during which its projects earned 46+ Emmy Award nominations and wins, before entering a multi-year exclusive overall TV deal with Apple TV+ in April 2022 covering series, documentaries, and unscripted projects.

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Key Staff · 1

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Julie Lawrence

Director of Development

Productions · 7

News of the World
Feature Film
completed
Masters of the Air
Series
completed
Here
Feature Film
completed
Sheepdogs
Series
completed
Lincoln in the Bardo
Feature Film
In pre production
Theo of Golden
Feature Film
In development
The Comebacker
Feature Film
In production

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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production-contact/playtone-company (last updated Aug 23, 2026).