Brent Montgomery is founder and owner of Leftfield Pictures, a major independent producer of reality and unscripted programming for broadcast and cable networks in the US and abroad.

Best known for creating for History the breakout series and franchise,Pawn Stars, Leftfield Pictures has produced more than 200 episodes of the reality hit (80 more episodes have been ordered) and in 2011 helped drive History to #1. The show has spawned three hit spin-offs –Counting Cars, which was History’s #1 series premiere of all time,American Restoration, in season four,Cajun Pawn Stars, currently in its third season, and the recently announcedPawn Stars UK– the first international format of thePawn Starsfranchise – currently in production.

Leftfield has also created an “odd” franchise for Science, with its breakout showOddities. Currently in season four,Odditiesalso has spawned two spin-offs:Oddities: San Francisco, andOdd Folks Home.

Other Leftfield series includeBall Boysfor ABC,Health Inspectorsfor Food Network,Monster In-Lawsfor A&E,Bid & Destroyfor National Geographic Channel, and the upcomingCelebrity Yard Salefor Lifetime, featuring Lance Bass, andGuntuckyfor CMT, along with new series for History, A&E, and Animal Planet.

Leftfield development includesTreasure House, a reality-competition series produced in conjunction with Ardaban (the recently formed Shine America label), and the feel-good game showWhile You Were Getting Married, in partnership with Zodiak Rights.

Additionally, Leftfield produced three seasons of the web seriesCube Fabulouswith brands Honda/Monster.com/AOL, as well as three seasons ofInTurnfor CBS.com, which was the first web series ever to be repackaged and aired on a broadcast network (CBS).

As a production company, Leftfield has earned a reputation for delivering to buyers a large volume of high-quality programming in record time. Since airing its first series,The Principal’s Office, in 2008, Leftfield Pictures has produced 500+ hours of programming and more than 600 episodes.

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