Ripcord Productions

Rip Cord Productions is the Los Angeles-based production company of Emmy Award-winning writer, director, and producer Mike White, best known as the creator of the critically acclaimed HBO anthology series The White Lotus. Founded in the mid-2000s, the company operates under an overall deal with HBO and has been behind prestige television and independent feature films including Enlightened, The D Train, Magic Magic, and Unicorn Store. Rip Cord is regarded as a boutique auteur-driven shingle, with White serving as the principal creative force across all projects.