Eureka Productions

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Eureka Productions
Company type Private
Industry Television production
Founded2016;8 years ago (2016)
Founders
Headquarters
Area served
Australia
United States
Owner Fremantle (2021–present)
Website www.eurekagroup.tv

Eureka Productions is an Australian-American television production company majority-owned by Fremantle. Launched in 2016 by former Endemol Shine Australia executives Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin with backing from Fremantle, the company primarily develops and produces non-scripted and reality programming in Australia and the United States.

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Fremantle acquired a majority stake in Eureka in 2021. Since 2022, Eureka has been responsible for Fremantle's non-scripted output in Australia.

History

The company was formed by Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin, both executives with Endemol Shine Australia, setting up Los Angeles and Sydney offices in 2016. [2] The company also formed a partnership with Fremantle to co-produce international projects, with the studio taking an investment in Eureka. [3] In 2018, Eureka signed a deal with Lionsgate to be the exclusive distributor and producer of Lionsgate entertainment and unscripted series in Australia. [4]

In 2021, Fremantle acquired a majority stake in Eureka. In 2022, Fremantle restructured its Australian operations to make Eureka responsible for all of its non-scripted output, assuming production duties for existing series such as Australian Idol from Fremantle Australia (which will primarily focus on scripted dramas and factual programming under new CEO Greg Woods). [5] [6]

Productions

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

TitleNetworkYearsNotes
The Employables SBS 2016
Behave Yourself [7] Seven Network 2017–2020
The Voice Australia Nine Network/Seven Network2017–presentCo-production with ITV Studios Australia; Season 6 onwards. Earlier Nine Network iteration co-produced by Talpa Media Group and Shine Australia.
The Chefs' Line SBS2017–2018
The Single Wives Seven Network2018
Drunk History Australia Network 10 2018–2020
Australian Spartan Seven Network2018–2019
Pick, Flip and Drive Facebook Watch 2018
The Launch CTV (Canada)2018–2019Co-production with Bell Media and Insight Productions.
Crikey! It's the Irwins Animal Planet
Discovery+
2018–2022
Deadly Cults Oxygen (United States)2019–2020co-production with The Intellectual Property Corporation
Dating Around Netflix
Thrones 360 Foxtel 2019
Holey Moley ABC (United States)2019–2022Co-production with Unanimous Media.
The Real Dirty Dancing Seven Network2019
The Amazing Race Australia Network 102019–presentSeason 4 onwards. Earlier Seven Network iteration produced by Active TV (seasons 1 & 2) and Seven Productions (season 3).
The Farmer Wants a Wife Seven Network2020–presentCo-production with Fremantle Australia; from Season 10 onwards. Earlier iterations produced by FremantleMedia Australia.
Full Bloom [8] HBO Max 2020–2021
Name That Tune Fox (United States)2021–presentCo-production with Prestige Entertainment and Fox Alternative Entertainment. Filmed in Sydney for the U.S. market. [9] Subsequent seasons were co-produced by BiggerStage, Prestige and Fox Alternative Entertainment and filmed in Ireland. [10]
Holey Moley (Australia)Seven Network2021Co-production with Unanimous Media.
Luxe Listings Sydney Amazon Prime Video 2021–2022co-production with Amazon Studios and Kentel Entertainment
Frogger Peacock 2021Co-production with Konami Cross Media NY.
Making It Australia Network 10Co-production with Matchbox Pictures.
Finding Magic Mike [11] HBO MaxCo-production with Warner Horizon Unscripted Television.
Twenty Somethings: AustinNetflix
Parental Guidance Nine Network2021–present
The Real Dirty Dancing (United States)Fox (United States)2022Co-production with Lionsgate Television
Based on the Australian series of the same name. [12] [13]
Byron Baes NetflixCo-production with Superreal.
The Real Love Boat (Australia)Network 10
The Real Love Boat (United States) CBS/Paramount+
The Mole Netflix2022–presentEarlier ABC (United States) iteration produced by Stone Stanley Entertainment.
Kitchen Nightmares AustraliaSeven Network
The Parent Test ABC (United States)2022–2023Co-production with Walt Disney Television Alternative. Based on the Australian series Parental Guidance . [14]
Australian Idol Seven Network2023–presentPrevious seasons on Network 10 co-produced by FremantleMedia Australia and 19 Entertainment.
Million Dollar Island
Farmer Wants a Wife Fox (United States)Previous seasons on The CW co-produced by FremantleMedia North America and Super Delicious Productions.
Stars on Mars [15]
The Floor 2024–presentCo-production with Talpa and BiggerStage [16] [17]

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