Dmitri M. Johnson
| Dmitri M. Johnson | |
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| Born | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Chapman University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👔 Employer | Story Kitchen |
| Board member of | BAFTA |
| 🌐 Website | story-kitchen |
Dmitri M. Johnson is an American film producer. He is the co-founder of Story Kitchen, (formerly dj2 Entertainment) and best known for the Sonic the Hedgehog films and Tomb Raider television series (from Netflix as well as Amazon MGM Studios).
In the 2000s, he started his entertainment career at Gotham Group. In 2011, Johnson pivoted to full-time producing by co-founding dj2 Entertainment along Dan Jevons.[1] In 2022, this was launched as Story Kitchen[2] an American independent production company focused on adapting video games, and other ‘non-traditional’ IPs, into film and television.
Story Kitchen
Story Kitchen currently has a television first-look deal with Amazon MGM Studios as well as an animated film first-look deal with DreamWorks Animation.[3][4]
In 2024, Story Kitchen renewed their first-look television deal with Amazon MGM Studios (until 2028).[5]
Biography
Dmitri M. Johnson (born in San Diego, California) graduated from Chapman University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production, in 2003.
Filmography
Films
Producer
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), co-producer
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), co-producer
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024), co-producer
Television
Executive producer
- Rival Peak (2020)
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (2024 - 2026)[6]
- Tomb Raider (2026) [7]
- Life is Strange (2026) [8]
Panels
- XDS External Development Summit: "BAFTA Presents “Franchise Farming” with Story Kitchen — When, How, and with Whom to Grow a Game IP into Film/TV, Animation, and Beyond" (2025) [9]
- Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi: "Shaping the New Era" (2025) [10]
- Games for Change: "Games, Hollywood, and Impact" (2025) [11][12]
- Screen Play / London Games (2025) [13]
- SXSW: "Transmedia is Back – But What Comes Next?" (2024) [14]
Further reading
- NPR interview with Dmitri M. Johnson titled, "How do you take a video game and turn it into a compelling narrative" (2024) [15]
- The Games Business' video interview at Screen Play London Games: "We've never had a better moment to adapt your game to film or TV" (2025)[16]
References
- ↑ "The Low-and-Slow Path to Producing Sonic the Hedgehog | Dmitri M. Johnson of dj2 Entertainment | DH038 - Cali BBQ Media - Digital Content & Media". 2020-06-18.
- ↑ Otterson, Joe (2022-10-07). "'John Wick' Writer Derek Kolstad, dj2's Dmitri M. Johnson Launch Media Company Story Kitchen With APA Partner Mike Goldberg". Variety.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (2024-05-06). "Story Kitchen And DreamWorks Animation Form Strategic Partnership". Deadline.
- ↑ Magazine, Animation (2024-05-06). "Story Kitchen Inks First-Look Deal with DreamWorks Animation". Animation Magazine.
- ↑ Otterson, Joe (2025-05-16). "'Tomb Raider' Producer Story Kitchen Renews First-Look TV Deal at Amazon MGM Studios (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ↑ Otterson, Joe (2025-09-04). "'Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft' to End With Season 2, December Release Date Set at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2025-09-03). "'Tomb Raider': Sophie Turner Set As Lara Croft; Chad Hodge Joins Phoebe Waller-Bridge As Co-Showrunner; Amazon Series Heads To Production". Deadline.
- ↑ Otterson, Joe (2025-09-05). "'Life Is Strange' TV Series Set at Amazon From Charlie Covell, Square Enix, Story Kitchen, and LuckyChap (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ↑ "TABLE-TOPIC: BAFTA Presents "Franchise Farming" with Story Kitchen — when, how, and with whom to grow a game IP into film/TV, animation, and beyond". External Development Summit (XDS).
- ↑ "TKT.GE". tkt.ge.
- ↑ "2025 Games for Change Festival Speakers". festival.gamesforchange.org.
- ↑ "Schedule". festival.gamesforchange.org.
- ↑ "Screen Play". Games London.
- ↑ "Screen Play". Games London. 2025-06-23.
- ↑ N; P; R (2024-04-11). "'How do you take a video game and turn it into a compelling narrative'". NPR.
- ↑ Dring, Christopher (2025-04-15). ""We've never had a better moment to adapt your game to film or TV"". The Game Business.
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