Fake Empire Productions is the
production company that was formed in 2010 by
Josh Schwartz and
Stephanie Savage to develop and produce television series and feature films. Their most notable productions include the series
Gossip Girl (developed by Schwartz and Savage),
Chuck (co-created by Schwartz and
Chris Fedak),
Hart of Dixie (created by
Leila Gerstein and produced by Schwartz, Savage, and their producing partner Len Goldstein) and
The Carrie Diaries (developed by
Amy B. Harris and produced by Schwartz, Savage, and their producing partner Len Goldstein). The company was formed to focus on television projects and produce films, with the intent of branching out into online series, music and books. Schwartz formerly operated under the banner of
College Hill Pictures, Inc., which folded in the making of Fake Empire.