# 44 Blue Productions

> 44 Blue Productions is a Burbank-based unscripted television studio that has produced non-fiction and reality series every single year since 1984 - from the long-running MSNBC prison franchise Lockup to A&E's Emmy-nominated Wahlburgers, Netflix's Jailbirds, and NBC's LA Fire & Rescue. Founded by married co-CEOs Rasha and Stephanie Noonan Drachkovitch out of a Los Angeles apartment, the company has aired on more than 20 US networks and in over 120 countries, and now sits inside Peter Chernin's The North Road Company.

- **Founded:** 1984
- **Headquarters:** Burbank, California, United States
- **Founders:** Rasha Drachkovitch (Co-Founder & Co-CEO), Stephanie Noonan Drachkovitch (Co-Founder & Co-CEO / President)
- **Team size:** ~190 employees
- **Products:** Lockup, Wahlburgers, Nightwatch, Jailbirds, LA Fire & Rescue
- **Notable:** A show on the air every year since 1984 - and payroll met every week for over 35 years, Emmy, GLAAD and Peabody Award-winning producer, Two-time Emmy-nominated for Wahlburgers

## Products & services

- **Lockup** — Long-running MSNBC prison documentary franchise that took cameras inside US correctional facilities and helped define modern access-based non-fiction.
- **Wahlburgers** — Two-time Emmy-nominated A&E celeb-reality series produced in association with Mark and Donnie Wahlberg.
- **Nightwatch** — A&E series following first responders working the overnight shift in New Orleans and beyond.
- **Jailbirds** — Netflix docuseries following inmates inside a county jail; spawned a Louisiana spin-off.
- **LA Fire & Rescue** — NBC first-responder series produced with executive producer Dick Wolf.
- **Homicide Squad New Orleans** — A&E true-crime series embedded with New Orleans homicide detectives.
- **Live from the Other Side / Life After Death with Tyler Henry** — Netflix non-fiction programming with medium Tyler Henry exploring grief and closure.
- **Ovrture** — Virtual reality studio launched to create 360-degree and original VR content.

## Achievements

- A show on the air every year since 1984 - and payroll met every week for over 35 years
- Emmy, GLAAD and Peabody Award-winning producer
- Two-time Emmy-nominated for Wahlburgers
- Series aired on 20+ US networks and in 120+ countries
- Defined modern prison documentary television with MSNBC's Lockup
- Launched VR studio Ovrture in 2015, an early move into immersive non-fiction
- Marked 40 years in business in 2024-2025

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — France's Mediawan entered advanced talks to acquire parent The North Road Company, which owns 44 Blue.
- **2025-01** — 44 Blue marked its 40th anniversary; founders said they are 'looking forward to the next 40.'
- **2024** — Homicide Squad New Orleans premiered on A&E.
- **2023** — LA Fire & Rescue premiered on NBC with executive producer Dick Wolf.
- **2022** — Joined Peter Chernin's The North Road Company alongside Chernin Entertainment and Words + Pictures.

## Links

- Website: https://44blue.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/44-blue-productions
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/44blue
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/44blue
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/44_blue/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/44blueproductions/

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Last updated: 2026-08-21