Hoodlum (production company)

Hoodlum is an Australian production company founded by Nathan Mayfield and Tracey Robertson,[1] with a main office in Brisbane and a U.S. office in Los Angeles as of 2015.[2][3] The company also operates in the UK.[4]

Work

In 2011, Hoodlum produced the FOX8 multi-platform 10-part TV drama series SLiDE, which was nominated for an International Emmy Kids Award.[1][5]

In 2012 Hoodlum produced The Strange Calls, a six-part narrative comedy series for Australia's ABC.[6][7][8] In January 2015, a U.S. adaptation of The Strange Calls was ordered to pilot at NBC.[9] Hoodlum also worked with ABC (U.S.) on a remake of Fat Cow Motel, their 13-part TV comedy series.[3]

In 2014, Hoodlum's television division produced the six-part show Secrets & Lies for Network Ten Australia.[10][11] It also produced the adaptation Secrets and Lies for ABC (U.S.), which returned for a second season in 2016.[12][13]

In 2015, the company produced for Disney a teen sci-fi feature film Red Sands, set in the Australian outback. In the same year, it was developing the psychological thriller Exposure for A&E Studios and Lifetime (U.S.), and supernatural drama Tidelands for Netflix.

Hoodlum Digital has created many multi-platform[14] experiences for TV and film franchises, including The Bourne Legacy; Lost (for which they won a Creative Arts Emmy Award[15]); Spooks (for which they won two BAFTA Craft Awards[16]); and Primeval. Their online game Primeval Evolved won an International Digital Emmy.[17][18] Other work includes Salt, Vikings, and Texas Rising.

As of June 2023 Hoodlum was working on the film of the book No Friend But the Mountains, by journalist and refugee advocate Behrouz Boochani.[4]

Personnel

Screenwriter and director Lucas Taylor was a creative director at Hoodlum from 2011 or 2012 to 2016. He worked on where he worked on various projects, including The Bourne Legacy, Salt, Dance Academy, Primeval, and Divergent.[19][20]

As of June 2023, co-founders Robertson and Mayfield share the role of chief creative officer, leading a team of four creatives and two business staff.[21]

References
  1. "Kiwi anchorman's star of the show". The Dominion Post, TOM CARDY, October 25, 2014, via Stuff.ca.nz.
  2. "Tidelands drama to be produced by Australian company for Amazon". Sydney Morning Herald, January 21, 2014 Michael Idato
  3. Hipes, Patrick (9 April 2015). "'Secrets & Lies' Producer Hoodlum Inks ITV Studios America Deal". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  4. "About". Hoodlum Entertainment. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. "FIRST INTERNATIONAL EMMY® KIDS AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". www.iemmys.tv. 8 October 2012.
  6. "Filming commences for new ABC multiplatform comedy series, The Strange Calls". if.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  7. "NBC Adds Horror Comedy Pilot 'Strange Calls'". Hollywood Reporter. January 28, 2015 by Lesley Goldberg
  8. "First US role for Patrick Brammall". IF, 19/02/2015 By Don Groves
  9. Andreeva, Nellie (28 January 2015). "'Strange Calls' Paranormal Comedy Gets NBC Pilot Order". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  10. "‘Secrets & Lies’ Taps Michael Ealy As Lead In Season 2, New Case Revealed". Deadline, by Nellie Andreeva June 17, 2015
  11. "Hoodlum finds a US partner". IF, 10/04/2015By Don Groves
  12. Andreeva, Nellie (9 May 2014). "ABC Picks Up 'Secrets & Lies' Starring Ryan Phillippe To Series". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  13. Andreeva, Nellie (8 May 2015). "'American Crime', 'Castle' 'S.H.I.E.L.D.', 'Agent Carter', 'Galavant', 'Secrets & Lies', 'Nashville' Among ABC Renewals". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  14. "The 75 most powerful people in Australian TV". The Sydney Morning Herald, August 14, 2014, Michael Idato
  15. "Dharma Wants You Wins Primetime Creative Arts Emmy". 21 September 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  16. "Television Craft Awards Winners in 2008". www.bafta.org. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  17. "Hoodlum Wins International Digital Emmy". if.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  18. "NEW ZEALAND WINS FIRST INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARD". www.iemmys.tv. 12 April 2010.
  19. "Lucas Taylor". Troyeur. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  20. "'Vikings' writer-director Lucas Taylor awarded Greg Coote Scholarship". IF Magazine. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  21. "Team". Hoodlum Entertainment. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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