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Bad Robot Downsizing: Closes LA Office, Relocates to NYC

4/3/2026

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Bad Robot, founded by J. J. Abrams in 1999, is downsizing.
It is closing its Los Angeles office and relocating to New York.
The shift followed the sale of the headquarters for $31 million and staff reductions.
Bad Robot has produced Alias, Lost, and the Star Wars series.
Upcoming projects include The Great Beyond, The End of Oak Street, and an animated adaptation of Oh, The Places You’ll Go.

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Story summary

Bad Robot, founded by J. J. Abrams in 1999, is downsizing.
It is closing its Los Angeles office and relocating to New York.
The shift followed the sale of the headquarters for $31 million and staff reductions.
Bad Robot has produced Alias, Lost, and the Star Wars series.
Upcoming projects include The Great Beyond, The End of Oak Street, and an animated adaptation of Oh, The Places You’ll Go.