Production CompanyFilm

The Jim Henson Company

Los Angeles, California(approximate location)

Contact & details

TypeProduction Company · Film

Founded1997Wikidata

LocationLos Angeles, California

Websitehenson.com

Emailinfo@henson.com

Phone+1 323 802 1500

Statusactive2026 credit i

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How their work is rated

Average rating

7.3IMDb

4.0directory 6.28.0

40 rated titles, weighted by votes

Awards

Oscars	1	of	1	nominations	100%
Emmys	4	of	17	nominations	24%
BAFTAs	1	of	1	nominations	100%

138 wins from 443 nominations across all awards

Box office

$109m

Combined US gross, 6 of 72 titles

Highest rated

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019

8.428,737 votes

Lowest rated

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip

2025

5.01,833 votes

Mostly: family, comedy, adventure
Active: 1965–2026
Rotten Tomatoes: 63%
Best known for: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 60 of 72 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.

Their television work

Series

2753 seasons

1983–2022

Television rating

8.2IMDb

Their films average 7.0, so the television rates 1.1 higher.

Networks

Apple TV4
PBS Kids3
Syfy3
Netflix2
Food Network1
Disney+1

Across 25 series matched to TMDB, 1,219 episodes. 6 still returning or in production.

Longest runningDinosaur Train · 7 seasons

Series identified from OMDb, falling back to the credit type where OMDb had no match. Season counts are each show’s full run, not only the seasons this company was credited on.

Credits24 of 122

69 films · 38 TV titles

Wowsabout!
2026 · Film
Produced
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
2025 · Film
Produced
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock
2025 · Film
Produced
Happy Birthday Jim Henson
2024 · Film
Produced
The Portable Door
2023 · Film
Produced
The Monk and the Gun
2023 · Film
Produced
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
2022 · TV
Produced
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Film
Produced
Slumberkins
2022 · TV
Produced
Tall Poppy
2022 · Film
Produced
Harriet the Spy
2021 · TV
Produced
Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island
2021 · Film
Produced
Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time
2021 · TV
Produced
Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
2021 · Film
Produced
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!
2020 · TV
Produced
Earth to Ned
2020 · TV
Produced
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 · TV
Produced
The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell
2018 · TV
Produced
The Star
2017 · Film
Produced
Dot.
2016 · TV
Produced
Splash and Bubbles
2016 · TV
Produced
Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures
2015 · TV
Produced
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
2015 · Film
Produced
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014 · Film
Produced

Titles per year52 titles · busiest 2008 with 5

52 titles across 28 years, averaging 1.9 a year. The last five years hold at 2.0 a year. 4 of those 28 years carry no credit on file. 52 titles between 1997 and 2026, most in 2008 (5). 10 in the last five years shown, against 10 in the five before.

Quality over time30 rated titles · bigger dots carry more votes

Their 2020s work is their strongest, averaging 7.4 across 8 titles. The 12 titles since 2016 average 7.5, 0.2 above their 7.3 overall. 8 of 30 rated titles sit above their 7.3 average, which is weighted by votes: the most seen titles pull it up. 30 titles rated on IMDb between 1997 and 2026, averaging 7.3 weighted by votes. Highest: Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures (2015) at 8.4; lowest: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025) at 5.0.

Who they work with

Directors

Jim Henson6
Kirk R. Thatcher3
Brian Henson2
Michael Gillis2
Eric Till2

Writers

Jim Henson4
Tom Martin3
Judith Viorst2
Alex Cuthbertson2
Matt Fusfeld2

Notable cast

Dave Goelz7
John Tartaglia5
Steve Whitmire4
Alice Dinnean3
Karen Prell3

Genres

Family35 of 60
Comedy23 of 60
Adventure21 of 60
Animation14 of 60
Short10 of 60

Names appearing on two or more of The Jim Henson Company’s produced titles, across the 60 matched to OMDb. Cast is the top-billed few OMDb lists per title, so it is notable cast rather than a full cast list. A title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.

Works with11 companies

Companies that appear alongside The Jim Henson Company on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.

Film offices covering Los Angeles

California Film CommissionLos Angeles · 35% base (up to 45% with uplifts)
FilmLALos Angeles · 35% base (up to 45% with uplifts)
Italian Film CommissionLos Angeles
Malibu City Film CommissionMalibu

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