Adam Kolbrenner
Adam Kolbrenner
Adam Kolbrenner is the founder and President of Lit Entertainment Group - a Beverly Hills, CA- based literary management and feature film and television production company.
In feature film, Lit is producing DAY DRINKER, written by Lit client Zach Dean, and is set to star Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, and Madelyn Cline. Marc Webb will direct. Also, Lit is currently in production on BY ANY MEANS, co-written and Executive Produced by Lit client Sascha Penn and starring Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
Lit most recently produced the Skydance/Apple+
film THE GORGE, starring
Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Sigourney Weaver and directed by Scott Derrickson. This was an original screenplay from Lit management client Zach Dean. It released on the streaming platform on Valentine's Day in 2025.
Lit was a producer of Disney/Fox’s film FREE GUY, along with Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter. The film starred Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, and Taika Waititi and was directed by Shawn Levy. This was an original screenplay from Lit management client Matt Lieberman. It released worldwide in theaters on August 13, 2021.
Lit was also a producer on Amazon/Skydance’s film THE TOMORROW WAR, along with David Goyer. The film starred Chris Pratt and was directed by Chris McKay. This was an original screenplay from Lit management client Zach Dean. It was released worldwide on Amazon on July 2, 2021.
Previously, Kolbrenner was a Producer on Denis Villeneuve’s film PRISONERS starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, which was nominated for an Oscar for the work of Roger Deakins. This was an original screenplay from Lit management client Aaron Guzikowski.
Lit is also an Executive Producer on the Netflix franchise CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES. Chris Columbus (Harry Potter, Home Alone) directed the sequel to the hit first film. This is an original screenplay from Lit management client Matt Lieberman with story by Lit client David Guggenheim.
In television, Lit Entertainment was an Executive Producer on the HBO Max sci-fi television series RAISED BY WOLVES. Ridley Scott was Executive Producer and directed the first two episodes. This was an original series from Lit client Aaron Guzikowski, who was the Creator and Executive Producer.
Lit was an Executive Producer on the ABC
primetime drama series PROMISED LAND, which premiered in January 2022 on both ABC and Hulu. This was an original series from Lit client Matt Lopez, who was the Creator and Executive Producer.
On the management side, Lit Entertainment Group represents some of the top creators working today and has distinguished itself in discovering new voices for feature film and
television. Additional clients include Justin Marks (Creator/Showrunner of FX’s “SHOGUN” and writer on “TOP GUN: MAVERICK”), Dave Andron (Co-creator/Showrunner of FX’s “SNOWFALL”), Sascha Penn (Creator/Showrunner of Starz’s “RAISING KANAN”), Craig Doyle (Showrunner “grownish”), David Guggenheim (“Safe House,” “Designated Survivor”), Dan Kunka (“Lift”/Netflix), Patrick Sean Smith (Showrunner “Virgin River”), Jason Tracey (Creator/Showrunner “CSI:VEGAS”).