Williams Street

Williams Street Productions, LLC
Trade name	Williams Street
Formerly	Ghost Planet Industries (1994–1999)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Film; Television; Animation;
Genre	Animation; Live action;
Founded	1994
Founders	Mike Lazzo; Keith Crofford; Andy Merrill;
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia (main); Burbank, California (secondary)
Key people	Michael Ouweleen (President, The Cartoon Network, Inc.); Suzanna Makkos (EVP, comedy/animation); Jason DeMarco (SVP, action/anime); Michael Cahill (VP, on-air/social media); Chris Hartley (VP, on-air production); Kim Manning (VP, programming); Cameron Tang (VP, development);
Products	Television series; Television specials; Feature films;
Parent	Turner Broadcasting System (1994–2019); Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (2019–2022); Warner Bros. Discovery Networks (2022–present);
Subsidiaries	Williams Street Records; Williams Street West; Williams Street East; Williams Street DVDs ; Williams Street Games

Williams Street Productions, LLC,^[1] formerly known as Ghost Planet Industries, is an American animation and live action television production studio owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc. division of Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. The studio is the in-house production arm of Adult Swim (the programming block on Cartoon Network). Mike Lazzo and Keith Crofford oversaw operations for the building for most of its existence.

On December 16, 2019, co-founder Lazzo retired from the company,^[2] with business partner and co-founder Crofford retiring the following year.^[3] Michael Ouweleen was named president of Adult Swim on April 29, 2020.^[4]

From November 27, 2019 to July 1, 2020 and since May 13, 2022, Ouweleen was named president of The Cartoon Network, Inc., which also oversees Adult Swim.^[5]

^ "WILLIAMS STREET PRODUCTIONS, LLC, 07084936 - Georgia-register.com". www.georgia-register.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
^ Swimpedia [@swimpedia] (December 16, 2019). "Thank you Mike Lazzo for your part in making Adult Swim the success it's been throughout the years. Enjoy your retirement!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ "Terrence M White on Instagram: "Can I post this yet? A lot has already been said about this tragic, unprecedented year. Operations in my biz were scaled back and we parted…"". Instagram. January 3, 2021. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 29, 2020). "Michael Ouweleen Named President Of Adult Swim". Deadline. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 13, 2022). "Nancy Daniels To Run Turner Nets as Brett Weitz Leaves Warner Bros. Discovery". NextTV. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

[1] "WILLIAMS STREET PRODUCTIONS, LLC, 07084936 - Georgia-register.com". www.georgia-register.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

[2] Swimpedia [@swimpedia] (December 16, 2019). "Thank you Mike Lazzo for your part in making Adult Swim the success it's been throughout the years. Enjoy your retirement!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 24, 2021 – via Twitter.

[3] "Terrence M White on Instagram: "Can I post this yet? A lot has already been said about this tragic, unprecedented year. Operations in my biz were scaled back and we parted…"". Instagram. January 3, 2021. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

[4] Andreeva, Nellie (April 29, 2020). "Michael Ouweleen Named President Of Adult Swim". Deadline. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

[5] Andreeva, Nellie (May 13, 2022). "Nancy Daniels To Run Turner Nets as Brett Weitz Leaves Warner Bros. Discovery". NextTV. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

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