Curio Pictures

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Curio Pictures
FormerlyPlaymaker Media (2009–2022)
Company type Subsidiary
IndustryTelevision
GenreTelevision production
Founded2009;15 years ago (2009)
Founders
  • David Taylor
  • David Maher
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
Area served
Australia
Key people
ServicesTelevision program production
Parent Sony Pictures Television (2014–present)
Website curiopictures.com.au

Curio Pictures (formerly Playmaker Media) is an Australian-based television production company, which develops and produces scripted and unscripted television programs across multiple television channels in Australia. The company was formed by David Taylor and David Maher in 2009. In December 2014, American television and production studio Sony Pictures Television announced that they've acquired Playmaker Media, thrus marking Sony Pictures Television's expansion into Australia with ther distirbution arm taken over Playmaker Media's formats and productions globally. [1] The company is based in Sydney. [2]

Contents

In 2016, Playmaker was commissioned to produce a Mandarin language adaptation of Chosen for Chinese platform iQiyi filmed in Australia. [3]

In 2022, Playmaker Media was renamed as Curio Pictures under Jo Porter and Rachel Gardner following the departure of founders David Taylor and David Maher in 2021. [4]

Playmaker Media logo (2009-2022) Playmaker Media logo.png
Playmaker Media logo (2009–2022)

Productions

  Programs with a shaded background indicate the program is still in production.

† Indicates that the program uses Curio Pictures branding for production company.

TitleNetworkYearsFormatDuration
Wicked Love: The Maria Korp Story Nine Network 2010Telemovie
Slide FOX8 2011Drama series1 season, 10 episodes
Blood BrothersNine Network2011Telemovie
House Husbands Nine Network2012–2017Drama5 seasons, 58 episodes
The Code ABC 2014–2016Drama series2 seasons, 12 episodes
Love Child Nine Network2014–2017Drama series4 seasons, 36 episodes
Hiding ABC2015Drama series1 season, 8 episodes
The Wrong Girl Network Ten 2016–2017Drama series2 seasons, 18 episodes
Chosen iQiyi 2017Miniseries1 season, 3 episodes
Friday on My Mind ABC2017Miniseries1 season, 2 episodes
Bite Club Nine Network2018Drama series1 season, 8 episodes
Blind Date (season 7)Network Ten2018Light entertainment1 season, 10 episodes
Bloom Stan 2019–2020Drama series2 seasons, 12 episodes
Reckoning AXN 2019Drama series1 season, 10 episodes
The Commons Stan2019Drama series1 season, 8 episodes
Amazing Grace Nine Network2021Drama series1 season, 8 episodes
Ten Pound Poms BBC One / Stan
(co-production with Eleven)
2023–presentDrama series2 seasons, 12 episodes
Shark Tank [5] (seasons 5–)†Network TenReality2 seasons, 16 episodes
The Artful Dodger [6] Disney+ Drama series1 season, 8 episodes
High Country [7] Foxtel / Binge 2024Drama1 season, 8 episodes
Playing Gracie Darling Paramount+ 2025Drama series1 season, 6 episodes
The Narrow Road to the Deep North Amazon Prime Video TBAMiniseries1 season, 5 episodes

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References

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